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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Her lips are a neutral dusty mauve, her bass guitar a lustrous red.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Its first owner, Argentine President Juan Perón, fell in love with the two-tone hardtop car, with a lustrous cream color on the roof and rich mahogany on the bottom, at the Paris Salon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Investors may not find the rules so lustrous.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
Nicknamed Mickey Fab and known for his lustrous blonde hair, he has been on Celebrity First Dates, and has described himself as the "life partner" of former West Midlands Mayor Sir Andy Street.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
One of her dresses, still intact at Mount Vernon, was made of lustrous brown silk with lace trim.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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