Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull. synonym: dull.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wanting luster or brightness; dull; languid; said of the eyes.
- noun A want of luster, or that which lacks brightness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A lack of luster.
- adjective Wanting luster or brightness.
- adjective Lacking spirit, liveliness, or enthusiasm; dull.
- adjective Mediocre.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking
brilliance orintelligence - adjective Having no
shine orlustre ;dull - adjective Not
exceptional ; not worthy of specialmerit ,attention , orinterest ; having novitality
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking luster or shine
- adjective lacking brilliance or vitality
Etymologies
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Examples
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In arguably the most exciting crit nationals in years, first-year pro Daniel Holloway (Bissell) turned around what he called a lackluster season to finish fourth and secure the stars-and-stripes jersey ahead of Ken Hanson (Team Type 1).
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Martin O'Malley, criticizing the incumbent for what he called a lackluster legislative session Tuesday.
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Senate race in Massachusetts on what they described as a lackluster campaign.
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Martin O'Malley, criticizing the incumbent for what he called a lackluster legislative session Tuesday.
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Martin O'Malley, criticizing the incumbent for what he called a lackluster legislative session Tuesday.
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While her political future may be up in the air, Sarah Palin's populist star wattage remains undeniable as she basks in an undimmed political limelight for a core of supporters bored by what they describe as a lackluster Republican Party leadership and angry at the Obama administration's expansion of government and imposition of power.
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Others fault the city for what they call lackluster attempts at outreach and law enforcement.
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Others fault the city for what they call lackluster attempts at outreach and law enforcement.
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My blog-neighborliness has been sorely lacking lo these last few days, and can be expected to remain lackluster until I get back from NYC at the end of the week.
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He is widely credited with having coached Reagan to victory in the second presidential debate with Walter Mondale after Reagan had disappointed his partisans with what some call a lackluster effort in the first debate.
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valse commented on the word lackluster
If it lacks luster, then it must be...
January 6, 2007
cgrimm commented on the word lackluster
not shiny not bright...dull eeeh boring?
March 6, 2008
Des commented on the word lackluster
Other funds focus on stocks that have been a bit lackluster or beaten up lately but are expected to rebound..- "Women & Money"
October 1, 2010