luster
To give luster, particularlyTo give luster, particularly: To coat with a lustrous material or glaze, to impart physical luster to an object.
» Our cat's fur has lost its luster.
Das Fell unserer Katze hat seinen Glanz verloren. — Tamy
Мех нашей кошки утратил свой блеск. — mutternoise
Хутро нашої кішки загубило свій блиск. — mutternoise
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7 sensesTo give luster, particularly
(US, transitive)To coat with a lustrous material or glaze, to impart physical luster to an object.
(US, archaic, intransitive)To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
(US, archaic, intransitive)To gain luster, to become lustrous.
To give luster, particularly
(US, obsolete, transitive)To make illustrious or attractive, to distinguish.
(US, obsolete, transitive)To shed light on, to illustrate, to show.
Synonym of lustrate, particularly
(US, obsolete, transitive)Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew.
(US, obsolete, transitive)Synonym of look, to look over, to survey.
Examples
9 sentencesOur cat's fur has lost its luster.
Хутро нашої кішки загубило свій блиск. — mutternoise
ruМех нашей кошки утратил свой блеск. — mutternoise
deDas Fell unserer Katze hat seinen Glanz verloren. — Tamy
Old love never loses its luster.
deAlte Liebe rostet nie. — carlosalberto
Setting a new record added luster to his name.
Nickel is a hard metal with a silvery luster.
ruНикель - твёрдый металл с серебристым свечением. — marafon
If you don't keep the silverware polished, it'll lose its luster.
ruЕсли серебряную посуду не чистить регулярно, она потеряет свой блеск. — Wezel
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
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”).
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Forms
lusters, lustering, lustered, lusteredSynonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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