BELLES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

belles

noun

plural of belle

as in peaches

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Noun

Texas toast is still allowed, but Georgia peaches are on thin ice, contingent on electoral outcomes.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Add the peaches, cinnamon, and salt, and cook, stirring, until the peaches thaw and begin to release their juices, about 5 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of peaches

Noun

Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025

Definition of charmers

Noun

Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Angelonia varieties such as Angelface are daring vertical beauties that adore sunshine.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

In one telling, the Graces were meteors who fell from the sky, sparked the first growth on earth, and morphed into goddesses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Hindus may speak of a singular god, of many gods, or of the proverbial 330 million gods and goddesses.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of goddesses

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The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Cabins come in four different configurations, with either one queen bed or two queens bunked on top of each other—the latter would be great for small families—and have a maximum capacity of four guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

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