lustrous
adjective
Russell Grenfell
Synonyms
- beaming
- bedazzling
- bright
- brilliant
- candescent
- clear
- dazzling
- effulgent
- fulgent
- glowing
- incandescent
- lambent
- lucent
- lucid
- luminous
- radiant
- refulgent
- sheeny
- shining
- shiny
- splendid
Example Sentences
Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 Andrea Jorös, a darkly lustrous soprano, was the Count’s fiancée, Arminda. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 McKim produced a flawless specimen of High Renaissance classicism, executed in lustrous Tennessee marble, one of the world’s loveliest libraries. Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 27 July 2022 Fine finisher Uriu Nuance coated the walls in E25-61 by Fine Paints of Europe, a lustrous cobalt blue. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2022 While some carmakers have started building cobalt-free batteries—many Tesla batteries now rely instead on lithium phosphate—the demand for the hard, lustrous gray material is only likely to increase. Carlton Reid, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 As a result, the formula provides a lightweight yet lustrous, buildable, and long-lasting finish that can be worn under masks, providing the most-popping lip gloss—but with bolder color, and without stickiness or feathering. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 28 July 2022 Bravo had a lustrous chance in the 77th minute, steadying the ball on the volley and sending a rocket to the upper portion of goal. oregonlive, 17 July 2022 Assistant concertmaster Stephen Tavani did lustrous work as the score’s protagonist, but his colleagues on clarinet, oboe, bassoon, cello, and harp were no less evocative conjuring a string of colorful moods and characters. Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 11 July 2022 See More Word History
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
lustrous
adjective
lustrous
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- luminous
- dazzling
- glowing
- shining
- shiny
- bright
- radiant
- gleaming
- shimmering
- brilliant
- sparkling
- splendid
- refulgent
- glittering
- sheeny
- effulgent
- glistening
- polished
- candescent
- fulgent
- blazing
- lucent
- incandescent
- lambent
- flickering
- lucid
- flashing
- clear
- bedazzling
- fiery
- beaming
- shined
- burning
- glimmering
- blinding
- flaming
- shimmery
- burnished
- glistering
- glinting
- scintillating
- agleam
- twinkling
- scintillant
- sunny
- ardent
- aglitter
- gemmy
- glaring
- flaring
- glancing
- combusting
- ablaze
- winking
- coruscant
- red-hot
- ultrabright
- superbright
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dull
- dark
- dim
- dusky
- lackluster
- sombre
- blackened
- darkened
- somber
- darkish
- obscure
- gloomy
- murky
- darksome
- darkling
- obscured
- shadowy
- pale
- lightless
- gray
- tenebrous
- unlit
- grey
- unbright
- unbrilliant
- dimmed
- cloudy
- shady
- leaden
- palish
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- shadowlike
- sunless
Synonyms & Similar Words
- glistening
- polished
- glossy
- sleek
- satin
- gleaming
- burnished
- glittering
- satiny
- rubbed
- silky
- buffed
- shining
- brushed
- glazed
- reflective
- silken
- lacquered
- glassy
- varnished
- semigloss
- eggshell
- slick
- slippery
- semilustrous
- shellacked
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dull
- dim
- flat
- lusterless
- mat
- matte
- lackluster
- matt
- unvarnished
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of lustrous are bright, brilliant, luminous, and radiant. While all these words mean "shining or glowing with light," lustrous stresses an even, rich light from a surface that reflects brightly without glittering.
The words bright and lustrous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, bright implies emitting or reflecting a high degree of light.
While the synonyms brilliant and lustrous are close in meaning, brilliant implies intense often sparkling brightness.
The synonyms luminous and lustrous are sometimes interchangeable, but luminous implies emission of steady, suffused, glowing light by reflection or in surrounding darkness.
The words radiant and lustrous can be used in similar contexts, but radiant stresses the emission or seeming emission of rays of light.