lustre

[ luhs-ter ]

noun

, lus·tred, lus·tring.

1. Chiefly British. a variant of luster ¹.

lustre

/ ˈlʌstə /

noun

1. reflected light; sheen; gloss
2. radiance or brilliance of light
3. great splendour of accomplishment, beauty, etc
4. a substance used to polish or put a gloss on a surface
5. a vase or chandelier from which hang cut-glass drops
6. a drop-shaped piece of cut glass or crystal used as a decoration on a chandelier, vase, etc
7. 1. a shiny metallic surface on some pottery and porcelain
   2. ( as modifier )

      lustre decoration

8. mineralogy the way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral. It is one of the properties by which minerals are defined

verb

1. to make, be, or become lustrous

Derived Forms

• ˈlustreless, adjective
• ˈlustrous, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lustre¹

C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum

Example Sentences

By now, some of the features that were notable at launch in fall 2020 have lost a bit of lustre.

From Popular-Science

This stubborn resistance lent all the more lustre to the piety of our benignant Rulers.

From Project Gutenberg

The moon on every side her lustre shed,And all in robes of silver light arrayedThe trees with which the place was garlanded.

From Project Gutenberg

In quiet shade the sombre valley lay,While all the little hills around were clothedWith the soft lustre of the dewy moon.

From Project Gutenberg

Very compact and fine-grained reddish granular quartz, with a glistening lustre, and flat conchoidal fracture.

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Herbert rode up to him, as he stood staring with dazed, lack-lustre eyes at the company.

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