lustre

[luhs-ter]

noun

lustred, lustring 

1. Chiefly British.,  a variant of luster.

lustre

/ ˈlʌstə /

noun

1. reflected light; sheen; gloss

2. radiance or brilliance of light

3. great splendour of accomplishment, beauty, etc

4. a substance used to polish or put a gloss on a surface

5. a vase or chandelier from which hang cut-glass drops

6. a drop-shaped piece of cut glass or crystal used as a decoration on a chandelier, vase, etc

7. 1. a shiny metallic surface on some pottery and porcelain

   2. ( as modifier )

      lustre decoration

8. mineralogy the way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral. It is one of the properties by which minerals are defined

verb

1. to make, be, or become lustrous

Other Word Forms

• lustreless adjective
• lustrous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lustre¹

C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to _lustrum

Example Sentences

Will this September's Ryder Cup carry its usual lustre now American players are being paid to represent their country?

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It was the car to be seen in and gave the Jaguar badge a lustre that lasted for decades.

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For another, there is the feeling that grands prix risk losing their lustre if there are too many.

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Charles II used them to find details "to add lustre and splendour to the solemnity" of his crowning in 1661.

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Mr Dale points out Mr Johnson has no formal connection to the club, accusing him of using Grimsby "to add lustre and glamour to his own shattered life".

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