Definition of belles-lettres Belles-lettres
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What does belles-lettres mean?
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| belles-lettres - creative writing valued for esthetic content | ||
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Wiktionary 
- belles-lettres (Noun)
literary works valued more for their aesthetic qualities than for any informative or educational content.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- belles-lettres (n. pl.)
Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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belles-lettres
bel-let′r, n.pl. polite or elegant literature, including poetry, fiction, criticism, æsthetics, &c.—ns. Bellet′rist, Bellet′trist.—adj. Belletris′tic. [Fr., lit. 'fine letters.']
