Lustre

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlÊŒstÉ™/

Alternative forms

• luster (US)

From Latin lux, light

Full definition of lustre

Noun

1. Shine, sheen gleam or polish.The brass had a characteristic lustre that practically glowed when it was freshly cleaned.
2. By extension, interest, attractiveness, or splendour.After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its lustre.
3. Refinement, polish, or quality.He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.

Antonyms

• dullness
• lacklustre

Derived terms

• lustreware

Related terms

• lustrous

Verb

1. (transitive, rare, poetic) To make lustrous.
• LowellFlooded and lustred with her loosened gold.

From Latin lustrum.

Noun

1. A period of five years; a lustrum.
• BolingbrokeBoth of us have closed the tenth lustre.

Anagrams

• luster
• result
• rulest
• rustle
• sutler
• ulster, Ulster