bélître
French, noun/be.litʁ/
bélître is spelled B-É-L-Î-T-R-E (7 letters). Bélître is a French masculine noun meaning “a worthless person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Homme de rien ; personne négligeable”.
What does bélître mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea worthless person
- 2
masculinea rascal
- 3
masculinea beggar
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de bélître.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de bélitre.
noun: 1. Homme de rien ; personne négligeable. 2. Coquin. 3. Gueux ; mendiant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bélître
- bélîtres plural
- belistre alternative archaic
- belître alternative dated
- bélitre alternative
- bélitres plural
- belîtres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bélître?
- /be.litʁ/
- \be.litʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.