📖 Definitions of "Lustre"
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."
- 4
A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
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.
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