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Lustre

noun
/ˈlʌstə/
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounShine, polish or sparkle.
"He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster."
2.nounBy extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
"After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster."
3.nounRefinement, polish or quality.
"He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have."
4.nounA candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
5.nounA substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
6.nounLusterware.
7.nounA fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.
8.verbTo gleam, have luster.
9.verbTo give luster, distinguish.
10.verbTo give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
11.nounA lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
12.nounOne who lusts.
13.nounThe way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
14.nounA glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons
15.nounA chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres

Synonyms

shininesssheenlustersplendorbrilliancysplendoursplendentglossbrillianceshineglowbrightness

Antonyms

dullnesslacklustre

Rhymes With

blusterclusterlacklustermusterflusterbestirastirfilibuster
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