"Belles-Lettres" is a word in ENGLISH
Polite or elegant literature; the humanities;
-- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and
taste are predominant.
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After the manner of a court; elegant; polite; courtly.
Read the complete definitionElegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
Read the complete definitionIn the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.
Read the complete definitionfíno - (Sp.) Fine, nice, well made or done, elegant, beautiful, delicate, tasteful, exquisite, refined, polite, polished, dainty. (cf. maáyo, …
Read the complete definitionThe branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.
Read the complete definitionHence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish …
Read the complete definitionHigh finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.
Read the complete definitionCourteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.
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