Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Soft reflected light; sheen.
- noun Brilliance or radiance of light; brightness.
- noun Glory, radiance, distinction, or splendor, as of achievement, reputation, or beauty.
- noun A glass pendant, especially on a chandelier.
- noun A decorative object, such as a chandelier, that gives off light.
- noun Any of various substances, such as wax or glaze, used to give an object a gloss or polish.
- noun The surface glossiness of ceramic ware after glazing, especially the metallic sheen of lusterware.
- noun A fabric having a glossy surface.
- noun The appearance of a mineral surface judged by its brilliance and ability to reflect light.
- intransitive verb To give a gloss, glaze, or sheen to.
- intransitive verb To give or add glory, radiance, distinction, or splendor to.
- intransitive verb To be or become lustrous.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who lusts; one inflamed with lust.
- To impart luster or gloss to.
- noun Same as
lustrum . - noun The den or abode of a wild beast.
- noun A material applied to the surface of something in order to produce a lustrous appearance.
- noun In ceramics, a metallic glaze containing gold applied to pottery or porcelain.
- noun The quality of shining; brilliancy or refulgence, from inherent constitution or artificial polish; splendor; glow; sheen; gloss: as, the luster of the stars, or of gold.
- noun In mineralogy, a variation in the nature of the reflecting surface of minerals.
- noun The state or quality of being illustrious or famous; brilliant distinction; brilliancy, as of a person, a deed, an event, or the like.
- noun A branched candelabrum or chandelier or namented with prisms or pendants of glass.
- noun The quality of glossiness or brilliancy in a textile material or in a finished fabric: as, the luster of wool or of satin.
- noun A thin and light kind of poplin.
- noun Synonyms Refulgence.
- noun Glory, celebrity.
- noun 1 and Effulgence, Brilliance, etc. See
radiance .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A period of five years; a lustrum.
- noun One who lusts.
- transitive verb R. & Poetic To make lustrous.
- noun Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.
- noun Renown; splendor; distinction; glory.
- noun A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character.
- noun (Min.) The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities.
- noun A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as graphite and some of the glazes.
- noun A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, -- used for women's dresses.
- noun earthenware decorated by applying to the glazing metallic oxides, which acquire brilliancy in the process of baking.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
lustrum ,quinquennium , a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses - noun One who
lusts . - noun US
Shine ,polish orsparkle . - noun By extension,
brilliance ,attractiveness orsplendor . - noun
Refinement , polish orquality . - verb intransitive To
gleam , have luster - verb transitive To give luster,
distinguish - verb transitive To give a
coating or other treatment to impart physical luster
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a quality that outshines the usual
- noun the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
- noun a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The luster of a pearl is then not purely a _surface luster_ in the usual sense of that term, but it is a luster due to many superposed surfaces.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Frank Bertram Wade
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In the end, an award only merits respect if it honors what is honorable; the Hugo will gain luster by honoring Anathem.
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With No. 20 Clemson also losing Saturday to Maryland, much of the luster is gone from the Clemson-Wake Forest matchup Oct. 9 that was supposed to determine superiority in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
USATODAY.com 2008
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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Ticker) -- Some of the luster is back at
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Under the spell of the June light, a certain luster and radiance appeared to emerge from every surface.
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The top crust should be smooth and should have a luster, which is usually spoken of as the "bloom" of the crust.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads
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The rarest pieces are those of which the luster is a delicate green.
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The still visible portion of the iris has lost its natural, clear, dark luster, which is replaced by a brownish or yellowish sere-leaf color.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Now, the truly funny thing is (and I think it may account some for my ability to sustain decent grades) when I want to put something off, and Facebook and random road trips around Huntington start losing their luster, which is happening more often than not this semester, I find myself opting out of writing a paper that's due in a week and instead studying for an exam that's a month down the road.
The Parthenon 2009
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Artists borrowed another kind of luster, too, gradually supplanting their social betters as gleaming examples of how to act, how to look and how to feel.
hernesheir commented on the word luster
Also lustre.
June 4, 2010