lustre

Meanings

Plural: lustres

Noun

• a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
• a quality that outshines the usual
• the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
• Alternative form of luster (shine, etc.)
• 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.
• A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons.
• A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres.
• Alternative form of luster: A 5-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
• Alternative form of luster: a den, a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.

Verb

• Alternative form of luster.

Synonyms

brilliancy, luster, sheen, shininess, splendor, splendour

Antonyms

dullness, lacklustre

Related Words

lustrous