luster
The ability or condition of shining with reflected lightThe ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
» Our cat's fur has lost its luster.
Das Fell unserer Katze hat seinen Glanz verloren.
Мех нашей кошки утратил свой блеск.
Хутро нашої кішки загубило свій блиск.
Meaning
15 senses(US, countable, uncountable)The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
metallic luster
pearly luster
The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
(US, countable, uncountable)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.
(US, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
the sun’s luster
the luster of the minor stars
(US, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.
1970, S.Y. Agnon, "Agunot" in Twenty-One Stories, New York: Schocken Books, p. 30, Their days of rest are wrested from them, their feasts are fasts, their lot is dust instead of luster.
(US, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Shining fame, renown, glory.
After the scandal, the idol lost his luster and could only get work in Vegas.
(US, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Polish, social refinement.
Sure, the posh git spoke with fine lustre. ’S all a load of bollocks, though, innit?
Glanz, Lüster, Lüster
блескblesk, лоскlosk, глянецgljanec
A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
(US, countable, literary, uncountable)Any shining body or thing.
(US, countable, uncountable)A piece of glass added to a light (especially a chandelier) to increase its luster.
(US, countable, uncountable)An ornamental light providing luster, especially a chandelier.
(US, countable, uncountable)A substance that imparts luster to a surface, such as polish, gloss, plumbago, glaze, etc.
(US, countable, uncountable)The layer of an object that imparts luster, chiefly with regard to ceramics.
(US, countable, uncountable)A kind of lustrous fabric with a wool weft and cotton, linen, or silk warp, chiefly used for women's dresses.
- a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
- a quality that outshines the usual
- the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
Examples
9 sentencesOur cat's fur has lost its luster.
Хутро нашої кішки загубило свій блиск.
ruМех нашей кошки утратил свой блеск.
deDas Fell unserer Katze hat seinen Glanz verloren.
Old love never loses its luster.
deAlte Liebe rostet nie.
Setting a new record added luster to his name.
Nickel is a hard metal with a silvery luster.
ruНикель - твёрдый металл с серебристым свечением.
If you don't keep the silverware polished, it'll lose its luster.
ruЕсли серебряную посуду не чистить регулярно, она потеряет свой блеск.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from Old Italian lustrare (“brighten”)From Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from Old Italian lustrare (“brighten”), from Latin lūstrō (“to purify, to brighten”), from Latin lūstrum (“purification ritual”).
From Latin lustra (“wilds, woods”).
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Forms
plural: lustersSynonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable