Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belletristic

/bɛl.lɛˈtɹɪs.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bel-letris-tic
IPA: /bɛl.lɛˈtɹɪs.tɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.

adj

Written or appreciated for aesthetic value rather than content

Example Sentences

"[…] if they do not owe their allegiance to shamanism or Buddhism, then most surely they commit themselves to some perverse form of Confucianism or belletristic foolishness."
"The guest list was a roll call of belletristic London."
"I had already concluded that not one of my writings was publishable, having myself analyzed the faults of my belletristic production."

Etymology

Etymology tree English belletrist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English belletristic From belletrist + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /bɛl.lɛˈtɹɪs.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more belletristic (comparative) most belletristic (superlative)

Derived Forms

belletristically

Frequently Paired Words

belletrist

Questions

How do you pronounce belletristic?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɛl.lɛˈtɹɪs.tɪk/.
What does belletristic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.
Where does belletristic come from?: Etymology tree English belletrist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English belletristic From belletrist + -ic.

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