belles-let·tres (b l-lt r )pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. Literature regarded for its aesthetic value rather than its didactic or informative content. 2. Light, stylish writings, usually on literary or intellectual subjects. [French : belles, fine + lettres, letters, literature.] |
belles-lettres (French) [bɛllɛtrə]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Movements) (functioning as singular) literary works, esp essays and poetry, valued for their aesthetic rather than their informative or moral content
[from French: fine letters]
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| Noun | 1. | belles-lettres - creative writing valued for esthetic content literary composition, literary work - imaginative or creative writing |
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