bel·let·rist
bel·let·rist/ˌbelˈletrəst/
noun
a person who writes essays, particularly on literary and artistic criticism, that are composed and read primarily for their aesthetic effect.
"a fine scholar of literature and history as well as a sublime belletrist"
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The meaning of BELLETRIST is a writer of belles lettres. How to use belletrist in a sentence.
4 days ago · a person who writes belles-lettres (= works of literature that are beautiful and good in an artistic way, rather than being very serious or ...
belletrist in American English (bɛlˈlɛtrɪst ) noun a writer of belles-lettres Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word belletrist. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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a belletrist—someone who writes essays more for their aesthetic effect than anything else. — Bill Heavey, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
bel·let·rist ... n. A writer of belles-lettres. bel·let′rism n. bel′le·tris′tic (bĕl′ĭ-trĭs′tĭk) adj.
Belles-lettres is a category of writing, originally meaning beautiful or fine writing. In the modern narrow sense, it is a label for literary works that do ...
A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Belletrist. Noun. Singular: belletrist. Plural: belletrists ...
Literatureliterature that is polished and elegant but often unimportant. bel•let•rist /bɛlˈlɛttrɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]