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Synonyms for belles-lettres
Fr. bɛlˈlɛ trəbelles-let·tres
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belles-lettres
Literature is collective, including in the most general sense all the written or printed productions of the human mind in all lands and ages, or in a more limited sense, referring to all that has been published in some land or age, or in some department of human knowledge; as, the literature of Greece; the literature of the Augustan age; the literature of politics or of art. Literature, used absolutely, denotes what has been called "polite literature" or belles-lettres, i. e., the works collectively that embody taste, feeling, loftiness of thought, and purity and beauty of style, as poetry, history, fiction, and dramatic compositions, including also much of philosophical writing, as the "Republic" of Plato, and oratorical productions, as the orations of Demosthenes. In the broad sense, we can speak of the literature of science; in the narrower sense, we speak of literature and science as distinct departments of knowledge. Literature is also used to signify literary pursuits or occupations; as, to devote one's life to literature. Compare KNOWLEDGE; SCIENCE.
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books, literary productions, literary works, literature, publications, writings
Princeton's WordNet
belles-lettres, belles lettresnoun
creative writing valued for esthetic content
Synonyms:
belles lettres
Matched Categories
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#163 | books | |
#1322 | publications | |
#1769 | literature | |
#9123 | writings |
Translations for belles-lettres
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- أَدَبArabic
- beletrieCzech
- Belles Lettres, Belletristik, schöne LiteraturGerman
- beletro, beletristikoEsperanto
- belletristika, ilukirjandusEstonian
- kaunokirjallisuusFinnish
- belles-lettresFrench
- szépirodalomHungarian
- 純文学Japanese
- ბელეტრისტიკაGeorgian
- 순문학Korean
- bellettrieDutch
- beletrystyka, literatura pięknaPolish
- belas-letrasPortuguese
- beletristicăRomanian
- худо́жественная литерату́ра, беллетри́стикаRussian
- белетри́стика, худо́жня літерату́раUkrainian
- văn chươngVietnamese
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