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Meaning of lustre

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lustre

Pronunciation:/ˈlʌstə/

noun

Definitions

  1. Shine, polish or sparkle.

    Example: He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.

  2. By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.

    Example: After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.

  3. Refinement, polish or quality.

    Example: He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.

  4. A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.

verb

Definitions

  1. To gleam, have luster.

  2. To give luster, distinguish.

  3. To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.

noun

Definitions

  1. A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.

noun

Definitions

  1. One who lusts.

noun

Definitions

  1. The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.

  2. A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons

  3. A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres

lustre

Pronunciation:/ˈlʌstə/

noun

Definitions

  1. Shine, polish or sparkle.

    Example: He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.

  2. By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.

    Example: After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.

  3. Refinement, polish or quality.

    Example: He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.

  4. A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.

noun

Definitions

  1. A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.

noun

Definitions

  1. One who lusts.