English

Alternative spellings
lustre (UK/Commonwealth)

Etymology
L. lux, light

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-luster.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st�(r)|-�st�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. US alternative spelling of|lustre shine|Shine, polish, or sparkle.

#:He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.

1. By extension, interest, attractiveness, or splendor.

#:After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.
#Refinement, polish, or quality.
#:He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.
#A period of five years, from the Latin word lustrum

Antonyms
dullness
lackluster

Derived terms
lustreware

Related terms
lustrous

Translations
trans-top|Alternative spelling of lustre. Shine, polish, or sparkle
Finnish: kiilto, loiste, hohde, hohto
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|By extension, interest, attractiveness, or splendor
Finnish: hohto
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Refinement, polish, or quality
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A period of five years, from the Latin word lustrum
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Spanish: lustre
mid

Bosnian
Noun
luster m (p: lusteri)

1. chandelier

Category:Bosnian nouns

Croatian
Noun
hr-noun|g=m|lusteri

1. chandelier

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|luster|lusteri
|lustera|lustera
|lusteru|lusterima
|luster|lustere
|lusteru|lusteri
|lusteru|lusterima
|lusterom|lusterima

Serbian
Noun
luster m (p: lusteri)

1. chandelier

Cyrillic spelling
л���е�#Serbian|л���е�

Category:Serbian nouns

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