Other Word Forms
- hyperlustrous adjective
- hyperlustrously adverb
- hyperlustrousness noun
- lustrously adverb
- lustrousness noun
- nonlustrous adjective
- nonlustrously adverb
- nonlustrousness noun
- semilustrous adjective
- semilustrously adverb
- semilustrousness noun
- sublustrous adjective
- sublustrously adverb
- sublustrousness noun
- unlustrous adjective
- unlustrously adverb
Etymology
Origin of lustrous
First recorded in 1595–1605; lust(e)r 1 + -ous
Example Sentences
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Despite a lustrous popular image burnished by the 2000 film “Gladiator,” Marcus Aurelius is, to scholars, a controversial figure.
The song’s climax — Estrada’s lustrous voice intertwined with a swelling orchestral arrangement — will probably bring tears to your eyes.
From Los Angeles Times
Even so, the Incorrigibles’ lustrous auburn locks stood out vividly from the rest, like bright red poppies in a grassy field.
From Literature
Of special demand was the glittering plumage of the quetzal, a lustrous creature native to southern Mexico and Central America.
From Los Angeles Times
Intermittently “Ballade” includes a lustrous sisterhood of what seem to be junior nymphs attending their sibling.
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