ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. 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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