Lustrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlʌ.stɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lustrous is an adjective meaning Having a glow or lustre.
Meaning
Having a glow or lustre.
More Meanings
- As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.
Example Sentences
It was a hot noon in July; and his face, lustrous with perspiration, beamed with barbaric good humor.
The wild warblers are warbling in the jungle Of life and spring and of the lustrous inundations, Flood on flood, of our returning sun.
There was not a cloud on the sky, save a few light vapours that congregated near the moon; but even they were lustrous with her presence.
Why it hath bay windows transparent as barricadoes, and the clearstores toward the south north are as lustrous as ebony; and yet complainest thou of obstruction?
Synonyms for lustrous
Depending on context, synonyms include burnished, splendent, glorious, bright, polished, shining.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glistening, bright, shiny, shining, glossy, polished.
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