luster in English dictionary

  • luster

    Meanings and definitions of "luster"

    • (US) Shine, polish or sparkle.
    • By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
    • Refinement, polish or quality.
    • (intransitive) To gleam, have luster
    • (transitive) To give luster, distinguish
    • (transitive) To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster
    • A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses
    • noun
      A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
    • noun
      One who lusts.
    • noun
      Shine, polish or sparkle.
    • noun
      By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
    • noun
      Refinement, polish or quality.
    • noun
      A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
    • noun
      A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
    • noun
      Lusterware.
    • noun
      A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To gleam, have luster.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give luster, distinguish.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
    • glossy finish (of photographs)
    • a shine, polish or sparkle
    • brilliance, attractiveness or splendor
    • refinement, polish or quality
    • to have luster
    • to give luster
    • noun
      a quality that outshines the usual
    • noun
      a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
    • noun
      the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

    Synonyms of "luster" in English dictionary

    splendor, splendour, lustre are the top synonyms of "luster" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of luster

    • luster ( third-person singular simple present lusters, present participle lustering, simple past and past participle lustered)
    • luster ( plural  lusters)
    • luster (plural lusters)
    • luster (third-person singular simple present lusters, present participle lustering, simple past and past participle lustered)
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