belletrist
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.bel·le·trist
noun \bel-ˈle-trist\Definition of BELLETRIST
: a writer of belles lettres
— bel·le·tris·tic also belle–let·tris·tic \ˌbe-lə-ˈtris-tik\ adjective
Variants of BELLETRIST
bel·le·trist also belle–let·trist \bel-ˈle-trist\
Origin of BELLETRIST
belles lettres
First Known Use: 1801
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