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lustrous

[luhs-truhs]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having luster; shining; luminous.
lustrous eyes.
Synonyms: refulgent, glowing, radiant
brilliant; splendid; resplendent; illustrious.
a lustrous career.
Synonyms: glorious

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Other Word Forms

lustrously adverb
lustrousness noun
hyperlustrous adjective
hyperlustrously adverb
hyperlustrousness noun
nonlustrous adjective
nonlustrously adverb
nonlustrousness noun
semilustrous adjective
semilustrously adverb
semilustrousness noun
sublustrous adjective
sublustrously adverb
sublustrousness noun
unlustrous adjective
unlustrously adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lustrous¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; lust(e)r ¹ + -ous

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Example Sentences

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Lear deBessonet, who directed the magical 2022 Broadway revival of “Into the Woods” that came to the Ahmanson last year, succeeds once again in restoring the lustrous color to a vintage musical.

From Los Angeles Times

And then, here it was, awaiting them, Southern California, the lustrous edge of the continent, promising care and the company of comrades.

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Few of them got rich, but almost nothing thereafter dimmed that lustrous light coming from the Pacific coast.

From Los Angeles Times

As he continues to lap the Rolls-Royce, his silver accessories, a grill for his bottom teeth and lustrous Jordan sneakers, shine from under his all-black attire.

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The greatest crime of Colleen Hoover is having depicted an extraordinarily lustrous lever.

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