1. Plural of belletrism; literary works or writing valued for style and aesthetic beauty rather than for practical or moral content; belles-lettres.
Usage: Often used in academic or literary criticism contexts; Formal or literary register

Examples

• The professor's course focused on belletrisms from the Romantic period.
• She collected belletrisms by French authors of the 18th century.
• His library contained numerous belletrisms bound in leather.
• The journal publishes belletrisms alongside critical essays.
• Critics debated whether these belletrisms had lasting cultural value.