belletristic

1. 1.

   written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content

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Questions about belletristic

What does belletristic mean?

belletristic means "written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content".

How many syllables are in belletristic?

belletristic has 4 syllables: bel-le-tri-stic. The stress falls on "tri".

Is belletristic a common word?

belletristic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.