lustrous
1Lustrous — Lus trous, a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d {Luster}.] Bright; shining; luminous. Good sparks and lustrous. Shak. {Lus trous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
2lustrous — index outstanding (prominent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3lustrous — c.1600, from LUSTER (Cf. luster) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Lustrously; lustrousness …
4lustrous — luminous, radiant, brilliant, *bright, effulgent, refulgent, beaming, lambent, lucent, incandescent Analogous words: glorious, resplendent, *splendid: glowing, blazing, flaming (see BLAZE vb) …
5lustrous — [adj] glossy, shining bright, burnished, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glacé, gleaming, glinting, glistening, glorious, glowing, incandescent, lambent, lucent, luminous, polished, radiant, refulgent, shimmering, shiny, sparkling, splendid, waxy;… …
6lustrous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having lustre; shining. DERIVATIVES lustrously adverb lustrousness noun …
7lustrous — [lus′trəs] adj. having luster; shining; bright; glorious SYN. BRIGHT lustrously adv. lustrousness n …
8lustrous — adjective 1. brilliant set a lustrous example for others to follow lustrous actors of the time • Similar to: ↑glorious 2. reflecting light glistening bodies of swimmers the horse s glossy coat lustrous aubu …
9lustrous — adjective Date: 1601 1. reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle < a lustrous satin > < the lustrous glow of an opal > 2. radiant in character or reputation ; illustrious Synonyms: see bright • lustrously adverb • …
10lustrous — lustrously, adv. lustrousness, n. /lus treuhs/, adj. 1. having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes. 2. brilliant; splendid; resplendent; illustrious: a lustrous career. [1595 1605; LUST(E)R1 + OUS] Syn. 1. gleaming, radiant, glowing,… …
