How to pronounce belletrist
American English pronunciation
bel-LEH-trist
- IPA
- /bɛˈlɛtɹɪst/
- Syllables
- bel · LEH · trist (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What belletrist means
A writer of polished essays prized mainly for their style
In a sentence: The belletrist spent a whole morning choosing the perfect word for one sentence.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from German, where the poet Goethe coined it from the French phrase belles-lettres, meaning fine writing.
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