Lustre

/ˈlʌstə/

noun

  1. Shine, polish or sparkle.

    He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.

  2. By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.

    After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.

  3. Refinement, polish or quality.

    He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.

verb

  1. To gleam, have luster.

  2. To give luster, distinguish.

  3. To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.

noun

  1. A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.

noun

  1. One who lusts.

noun

  1. The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.

  2. A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons

  3. A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres

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