Balzac, Honoré de Syllabification: (Bal·zac, Honoré de)Pronunciation: /ˈbôlˌzak, ˈbal-/Definition of Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850), French novelist; chiefly remembered for his series of ninety-one interconnected novels and stories known collectively as La Comédie humaine. Derivatives BalzacianPronunciation: /bôlˈzakēən, bal-/ adjective Balzac, Honoré de in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Balzac, Honoré de in the British & World English dictionary