luster

Meaning

Noun

1. (US, countable, uncountable) The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
2. (US, countable, uncountable) The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
3. (US, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
4. (US, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
5. (US, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Shining fame, renown, glory.
6. (US, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Polish, social refinement.
7. (US, countable, literary, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
8. (US, countable, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
9. (US, countable, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
10. (US, countable, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
11. (US, countable, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
12. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
13. (US, countable, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
14. (US, countable, obsolete, uncountable) A thing exhibiting luster, particularly

Verb

1. (US, archaic, intransitive) To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
2. (US, archaic, intransitive) To gain luster, to become lustrous.
3. (US, obsolete, transitive) To give luster, particularly
4. (US, transitive) To give luster, particularly
5. (US, obsolete, transitive) To shed light on, to illustrate, to show.
6. (US, obsolete, transitive) Synonym of lustrate, particularly
7. (US, obsolete, transitive) Synonym of lustrate, particularly

Synonyms

lustre

gloss

shine

brilliance

glow

brightness

sheen

splendor

polish

🇵🇱

glare

lustre

splendour

shininess

bright

lustrum

glaze

radiance

brilliancy

glint

glossiness

lustrousness

shiner

glory

shiny

sleekness

shimmer

lambency

light

lightning

limelight

luminescence

mystique

abundance

polished

purity

radiancy

radiant

refulgence

resplendence

resplendency

shining

sunshine

youth

glossy finish

quinquennium

desiring person

lusting person

spendor

plenty

beauty

Translations

lustre

lustre

lustrer

🇵🇱

λάμψη

lustre

lustro

glans

brilho

éclat

schittering

lustrum

Glanz

esplendor

parıltı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlʌstɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lustre

In summary

From Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from Old Italian lustrare (“brighten”), from Latin lūstrō (“to purify, to brighten”), from Latin lūstrum (“purification ritual”).