Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).

More definitions
  • a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
  • a quality that outshines the usual
  • the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Examples

6 sentences
  1. This ring has lost its lustre.

    deDieser Ring hat seinen Glanz verloren.

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  2. The diamond has a lovely lustre.

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  3. Our cat's fur has lost its lustre.

    deDas Fell unserer Katze hat seinen Glanz verloren.

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  4. She had long black hair with a silky lustre.

    deSie hatte lange schwarze Haare mit seidigem Glanz.

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  5. His eyes were sunken in his head, and burned with an unnatural lustre.

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Origin

From Middle French lustre. See luster (etymology 1).

From Middle French lustre. See luster (etymology 1).

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Forms

plural: lustres
Singularlustre
Plurallustres

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
dullnesslacklustre

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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