English - Turkish
Definition of belles lettres in English Turkish dictionary
- {i} edebiyat
- {i} edebi eserler
- gökçeyazın
- gökçe yazın
- edebiyat
- belleslettres
- edebiyatın seçme örnekleri
- belleslettres
- güzel sanatların bir kolu olarak edebiyat
- belleslettres
- edebiyat
- belleslettres
- gökçe yazın
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English - English
Definition of belles lettres in English English dictionary
- {i} high-quality literature, "classic" literature
- creative writing valued for esthetic content
- Polite literature (French); similarly, Beaux arts, the fine arts
- Fine arts literature (fiction, poetry, drama, etc ) as distinguished from scientific/technical writing
- literary works valued more for their aesthetic qualities than for any informative or educational content
- {n} all kinds of polite literature
- creative writing valued for esthetic content
- belleslettres
- Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant
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belles lettres
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Etymology
[ 'bel ] (noun.) 1622. French, from feminine of beau beautiful; more at BEAU.Resimler
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