lustrous

[luhs-truhs]

adjective

1. having luster; shining; luminous.

   lustrous eyes.

   Synonyms: refulgent, glowing, radiant

2. brilliant; splendid; resplendent; illustrious.

   a lustrous career.

   Synonyms: glorious

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lustrous¹

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

Example Sentences

Of special demand was the glittering plumage of the quetzal, a lustrous creature native to southern Mexico and Central America.

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Intermittently “Ballade” includes a lustrous sisterhood of what seem to be junior nymphs attending their sibling.

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Investors may not find the rules so lustrous.

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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.

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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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Related Words

• burnished www.thesaurus.com
• dazzling 
• gleaming 
• glistening www.thesaurus.com
• glorious 
• glowing 
• incandescent 
• luminous 
• polished 
• radiant 
• shimmering www.thesaurus.com
• shiny 
• sparkling 
• splendid 
• waxy