'Belles-lettres' definitions:
Definition of 'belles-lettres'
From: WordNet
noun
Creative writing valued for esthetic content [syn: belles- lettres, belles lettres]
Definition of 'Belles-lettres'
From: GCIDE
- Belles-lettres \Belles-let"tres\, n. pl. [F.] Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant. [1913 Webster] Belletristic
Synonyms of 'belles-lettres'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ancient literature,
- classics,
- contemporary literature,
- erotic literature,
- erotica,
- folk literature,
- French literature,
- humane letters,
- kitsch,
- letters,
- literature,
- medieval literature,
- national literature,
- obscene literature,
- polite literature,
- pop literature,
- popular literature,
- pornographic literature,
- pornography,
- pseudonymous literature,
- Renaissance literature,
- republic of letters,
- scatological literature,
- serious literature,
- travel literature,
- underground literature,
- wisdom literature