lustre
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/ˈlʌstə/
English
Definitions
noun
- Shine, polish or sparkle.“He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.”
- By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.“After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.”
- Refinement, polish or quality.“He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.”
- A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
verb
- To gleam, have luster.
- To give luster, distinguish.
- To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
noun
- A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
noun
- One who lusts.
noun
- The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
- A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons
- A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres
noun
- Shine, polish or sparkle.“He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.”
- By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.“After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.”
- Refinement, polish or quality.“He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.”
- A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
noun
- A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
noun
- One who lusts.
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Synonyms
shininesssheenlustersplendorbrilliancysplendoursplendentglossbrillianceshineglowbrightnesssparkleflashshardsplinter