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luster

noun
variants: or lustre

Synonyms and Antonyms of luster

1 brightness created by light reflected from a surface
  • The Hope diamond is famous for its brilliant luster.
Synonyms of luster

burnish, gloss, luminance, polish, sheen, shine
Words Related to luster

glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, shimmer

blink, flicker, sparkle, twinkle

illumination, irradiation

iridescence, luminescence

brilliance, luminosity, radiance, radiancy, refulgence

finish, glaze
Near Antonyms of luster

dimness, dinginess, dirtiness, drabness, dullness (also dulness), flatness

grayness, paleness

cloudiness, gloom, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity, somberness
2 the quality or state of having or giving off light
  • On a clear night at sea the stars seem to take on a magical luster.
Synonyms of luster

brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, candor, dazzle, effulgence, illumination, lambency, lightness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, lustrousness, radiance, refulgence, splendor
Words Related to luster

blaze, flare, flash, flicker, light

fluorescence, incandescence, luminescence

burnish, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, shininess

fire, flame, glare, glow

flash, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle
Near Antonyms of luster

dimness, gloominess, somberness

cloudiness, haziness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity

colorlessness, grayness, lackluster, paleness, shadiness, shadowiness
Antonyms of luster

blackness, dark, darkness, dullness (also dulness), duskiness

luster

verb
variants: or lustre

Synonyms and Antonyms of luster

to shoot forth bursts of light
  • Her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant.
Synonyms of luster

coruscate, flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle
Words Related to luster

beam, radiate, shine

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

blaze, burn, flare, glare, glow

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