'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