lustre (redirected from lusters)

lus·tre  (lstr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of luster.

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lustre US, luster [ˈlʌstə]

n

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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics)

a.  a shiny metallic surface on some pottery and porcelain

b.  (as modifier) lustre decoration

8. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) 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

vb

to make, be, or become lustrous

[from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum]

lustreless  US, lusterless adj

lustrous  adj

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lustrum, luster, lustre

a period of five years.

See also: Calendar

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lustre - a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain luster glaze - a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
	2.	lustre - a quality that outshines the usual   brilliancy, luster, splendor, splendour brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
	3.	lustre - the visual property of something that shines with reflected light sheen, shininess, luster radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

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lustre

noun

1. sparkle, shine, glow, glitter, dazzle, gleam, gloss, brilliance, sheen, shimmer, glint, brightness, radiance, burnish, resplendence, lambency, luminousness Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals.

2. excitement, kick (informal), pleasure, thrill, sensation, tingle Is your relationship starting to lose its lustre?

3. glory, honour, fame, distinction, prestige, renown, illustriousness The team is relying too much on names that have lost their lustre.

Translations

lustre luster (US) [ˈlʌstəʳ] N → lustre m, brillo m

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lustre [ˈlʌstə^r] (British) luster (US) n → lustre m, brillant m

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lustre, (US) luster

n

→ Schimmer m, → schimmernder Glanz; (in eyes) → Glanz m

(fig) → Glanz m, → Ruhm m

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lustre lus£ter (Am) [ˈlʌstəʳ] n → lustro, splendore m

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lustre lus£ter (Am) [ˈlʌstəʳ] n → lustro, splendore m

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lustre

n lustre [ˈlastə]

shininess or brightness Her hair had a brilliant lustre. glans لَمَعان، بَريق блясък lesk skær der Glanz στιλπνότητα brillo läige درخشش kiilto brillant זוֹהַר, בָּרָק चमक sjaj fény(lés), ragyogás kilauan ljómi, gljái lucentezza 光沢 광택 blizgesys, žvilgesys spīdums; mirdzums kilat glans glans, skjær blask, połysk brilho luciu блеск lesk lesk sjaj lyster เป็นเงา parlaklık, parıltı 光澤 блиск, глянець چمک bóng bẩy và rực rỡ 光泽

adj lustrous [-trəs]

glansryk بَرّاق، لَمّاع бляскав třpytivý skinnende glänzend στιλπνός brillante läikiv درخشان kiiltävä lustré מַברִיק उज्ज्वल sjajan fényes mengkilap, berkilau ljómandi, gljáandi lucente つやのある 광택이 나는 blizgantis, žvilgantis spožs; mirdzošs berkilat glanzend glansfull, blank lśniący brilhante lucios блестящий lesklý lesketajoč sjajan glänsande, skimrande เงางาม parlak 有光澤的 блискучий; глянсуватий چمکیلا bóng láng 有光泽的