Belles-lettres
Literary genre
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 not fall into the major categories such as fiction, poetry, or drama. Wikipedia
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The meaning of BELLETRIST is a writer of belles lettres. How to use belletrist in a sentence.
adjective written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content synonyms: literate versed in literature; dealing with literature.
characteristic of or pertaining to writing that is artistic in nature rather than purely informative. The word belletristic is derived from belletrist, ...
variants also belle-lettristic. Definition of belletristic. as in literary. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. literary · declamatory · bombastic.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective belletristic. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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 ...
adjective Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres. Wiktionary Written or appreciated for aesthetic value rather than content.
written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content; literate - versed in literature; dealing with literature.
6 days ago · a writer of belles-lettres. Derived forms. belletristic (ˌbelleˈtristic) (ˌbɛllɛˈtrɪstɪk ) adjective.