lustrous

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adjective lus·trous \ ˈlə-strəs \

Definition of lustrous

1 :reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle

a lustrous satin

the lustrous glow of an opal

2 :radiant in character or reputation :illustrious

set a lustrous example for others to follow
—Russell Grenfell

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lustrously

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lustrousness

noun

Examples of lustrous in a Sentence

the lustrous finish on the satin bedspread adds to the feeling of luxury
lustrous silver jewelry adorned her neck

Recent Examples of lustrous from the Web

Deep, old layers are driven up, while wind strips away snow and younger ice, revealing the lustrous blue of compressed ice below.

— paul voosen, Science | AAAS, "Record-shattering 2.7-million-year-old ice core reveals start of the ice ages," 15 Aug. 2017
A non-venomous, docile snake, the Eastern indigo gets its name from its lustrous, glossy, iridescent blue-black coloring of the head and body.

— special to al.com, AL.com, "Auburn scientists release 26 of North America's longest snakes into forest," 19 July 2017
The Bulldogs infamously failed to sign Gainesville (Ga.) High’s Deshaun Watson, whose lustrous college résumé need not be reviewed in this space.

— chris johnson, SI.com, "One of the nation's top QBs decommitted from a Big Ten power. What happens next?," 23 June 2017
This best-selling hot tool uses them to smooth hair and add lustrous shine in under 10 minutes.

— the editors, Marie Claire, "7 Hair Straighteners That Crush It in the Styling Department," 23 June 2017
More muscles and more lustrous hair and more piercing eyes.

— kenzie bryant, Vanities, "Jon Hamm Wants to Prove How Many Beautiful People Are Funny, Too," 19 June 2017
In the years following Bonnie and Clyde, Beatty’s star grew ever larger and more lustrous.

— lili anolik, VanityFair.com, "Warren Beatty, Pauline Kael, and an Epic Hollywood Mistake," 19 June 2017
But for people intrigued by the many facets of loss, the rest of the collection offers classic Murakami—refreshing, unusual, lustrous, with a vacancy at its heart.

— jess zimmerman, New Republic, "Haruki Murakami’s Lonely Men," 13 June 2017
By Bonnie S. Benwick, The Washington Post Sauces that are complex and require hours of reduction are wondrous kitchen assets, but then again, so are the ones that take shortcuts to achieve the same lustrous, glaze-y results.

— the washington post, The Denver Post, "Cod with Ginger Beer and Bok Choy: Sauce for this 10-minute dinner starts with a bottle opener," 31 May 2017

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First Known Use of lustrous

1601

lustrous Synonyms

Synonyms

beaming, bedazzling, brilliant, candescent, clear, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glowing, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, bright, radiant, refulgent, sheeny, shining, shiny, splendid

Antonyms

dim, dull, lackluster, unbright, unbrilliant

Near Antonyms

blackened, dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre), sunless, tenebrous, unlit; cloudy, shadowlike, shadowy, shady; gray (also grey), leaden, pale, palish

Synonym Discussion of lustrous

bright, brilliant, radiant, luminous, lustrous mean shining or glowing with light. bright implies emitting or reflecting a high degree of light. brilliant implies intense often sparkling brightness. radiant stresses the emission or seeming emission of rays of light. luminous implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing light by reflection or in surrounding darkness. lustrous stresses an even, rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without glittering.