- Literature regarded for its aesthetic value rather than its didactic or informative content.
- Light, stylish writings, usually on literary or intellectual subjects.
[French : belles, fine + lettres, letters, literature.]
Dictionary:
belles-let·tres (bĕl-lĕt'rə) ![]() |
[French : belles, fine + lettres, letters, literature.]
| Literary Dictionary: belles-lettres |
belles‐lettres
Adjective: belletristic.
| Columbia Encyclopedia: belles-lettres |
| Translations: Belles-lettres |
Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - skønlitteratur
Français (French)
n. pl. - belles-lettres
Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Belletristik, schöngeistige Literatur
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - λογοτεχνία, έντεχνος λόγος
Italiano (Italian)
belle lettere
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - belas-letras (f pl)
Русский (Russian)
беллетристика
Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - bellas letras
Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - skönlitteratur, vitterhet
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
纯文学, 纯文艺
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 純文學, 純文藝
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) الآداب, دراسات وكتابات أدبيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ספרות יפה, בלטריסטיקה
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