lustre
/หlสstษ/- 1
Shine, polish or sparkle.
โHe polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.โ
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By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
โAfter so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.โ
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Refinement, polish or quality.
โHe spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.โ
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A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
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A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
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Lusterware.
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A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.
Antonyms
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To gleam, have luster.
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To give luster, distinguish.
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To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
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A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
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One who lusts.
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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.
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A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons
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A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres
Antonyms
- 1
Shine, polish or sparkle.
โHe polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.โ
- 2
By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
โAfter so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.โ
- 3
Refinement, polish or quality.
โHe spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.โ
- 4
A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
- 5
A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
- 6
Lusterware.
- 7
A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.
Antonyms
- 1
A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
- 1
One who lusts.
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