lustrous
[ luhs-truhs ]
/ ˈlʌs trəs /
adjective
having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
brilliant; splendid; resplendent; illustrious: a lustrous career.
RELATED WORDS
waxy, glistening, shimmering, radiant, dazzling, sparkling, glowing, gleaming, incandescent, polished, luminous, shiny, glorious, splendid, burnished, bright, effulgent, fulgent, lambent, refulgent
Nearby words
- lustrate,
- lustrative,
- lustre,
- lustreware,
- lustring,
- lustrously,
- lustrum,
- lusty,
- lusus naturae,
- lut desert
Origin of lustrous
SYNONYMS FOR lustrous
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lustrous
c.1600, from luster + -ous. Related: Lustrously; lustrousness.
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