BELLES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

belles

noun

plural of belle

as in peaches

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While the pork is browning, in a large bowl, combine the peaches with 1 tablespoon vinegar and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice and 1 tablespoon oil.

— Kate Williams, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Inside the fruit, there is one large, hard seed, often referred to as a pit, similar to the pits found in peaches and avocados.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of peaches

Noun

Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of charmers

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Best of all, there’s still plenty of time to grow these beauties in your Southern garden.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
Exceptions included the famed Roman Pool at Hearst Castle, with its shimmering blue and gold mosaic tiles and statues of Roman gods and goddesses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of goddesses

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