variants
or lustre
1
as in gleam
brightness created by light reflected from a surface
the Hope diamond is famous for its brilliant luster
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2
as in brightness
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
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or lustre
as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant
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Recent Examples of luster
Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
These days, many people who love the North Rim speak of it as a lost world, a kingdom whose enchantments have gone up in smoke and whose luster will never be the same.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Fretting that the fabled bash was losing its luster, Guiducci ordered up some major burnishes.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
These days, many people who love the North Rim speak of it as a lost world, a kingdom whose enchantments have gone up in smoke and whose luster will never be the same.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Make sure to hand-wash any copper items or other precious metals to keep their shine and luster intact and avoid discoloration or tarnishing.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luster
Noun
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Wessels catches gleams to follow not only in magical tales but in twinkling memories, sparkling wordplay, the films of silver-screen star Veronica Lake, and his charm of a daughter, the inspiration of a half-dozen poems that take their titles from spells.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The total attendance figure for the 2025 season (4,012,470) gleams in blue on the bottom of the ring.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eclipses allow scientists to study the sun's wispy outer atmosphere, known as the corona, which is usually swamped by our star's immense brightness.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Still, 766 nits peak brightness is pretty good for a cheap TV.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The sparkling Sun in your 9th House of Exploration squares cheery Jupiter in your 12th House of Rest, pitting adventure against recovery.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Shinery takes your jewelry from dirty and dull to sparkling and shining.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Clever Mercury in your sign trines lucky Jupiter in your 5th House of Delight, giving your words a playful glow and encouraging authentic self-expression.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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During Monday’s lunar flyby, the moon will be between the Orion capsule and the sun, blotting out its retina-burning light so that MAPS’s fainter glow can be safely seen.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Reality Check is a Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions.—
Douglas Hanks
April 8,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Earlier in the season Schumaker talked about the importance of a well-rounded team to win and while Eovaldi and deGrom struggled in their first three starts other members from the starting rotation stepped up with MacKenzie Gore, Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter all shining.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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And through all this, Saariaho’s elaborately beautiful orchestration scintillates, jabs, caresses, and swerves, giving all that vivid misery a sheen of lyric glamour.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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This holographic look has an opalescent sheen that's simply stunning.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Although no continent on Earth is now untouched by the diverse and delicious seed and food crops developed in the Americas, the brilliance of the native peoples who domesticated these nourishing plants over millennia has largely been overlooked by history.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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With Eury Pérez, Max Meyer and Chris Paddack lined up for the visiting Marlins, Will Warren, Ryan Weathers and Max Fried will look to continue the brilliance of a Yankees rotation that has only allowed two runs through six games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Luster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luster. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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