Lustre — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain

a quality that outshines the usual

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌstə/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈʌstɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brilliancy splendor splendour shininess luster sheen

Word Forms

brilliant	adjective	of surpassing excellence
shiny	adjective	made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
sheeny	adjective	reflecting light
lustrous	adjective	reflecting light

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lüster

eine Oberflächenbeschichtung für Keramik oder Porzellan

🇮🇹Italian

lustro

un rivestimento superficiale per ceramica o porcellana

🇳🇱Dutch

glans

een oppervlaktecoating voor keramiek of porselein

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilho

um revestimento de superfície para cerâmica ou porcelana

🇷🇺Russian

блеск

поверхностное покрытие для керамики или фарфора

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आभा

चीनी मिट्टी या चीनी मिट्टी के बरतन के लिए एक सतह कोटिंग

🇧🇩Bengali

দীপ্তি

সিরামিক বা চীনামাটির বাসন জন্য একটি পৃষ্ঠ আবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பு

பீங்கான் அல்லது பீங்கான் ஒரு மேற்பரப்பு பூச்சு

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపు

సిరామిక్స్ లేదా పింగాణీ కోసం ఉపరితల పూత

🇮🇳Marathi

चमक

सिरॅमिक्स किंवा पोर्सिलेनसाठी पृष्ठभाग कोटिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમક

સિરામિક્સ અથવા પોર્સેલેઇન માટે સપાટી કોટિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳಪು

ಸೆರಾಮಿಕ್ಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಪಿಂಗಾಣಿಗಾಗಿ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಲೇಪನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളക്കം

സെറാമിക്സ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോർസലൈൻ ഒരു ഉപരിതല പൂശുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕ

ਵਸਰਾਵਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਪੋਰਸਿਲੇਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਪਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمک

سیرامکس یا چینی مٹی کے برتن کے لیے سطح کی کوٹنگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光泽

陶瓷或瓷器的表面涂层

🇯🇵Japanese

光沢

セラミックまたは磁器の表面コーティング

🇰🇷Korean

광택

도자기 또는 도자기 표면 코팅

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ bóng

một lớp phủ bề mặt cho gốm sứ hoặc sứ

🇹🇭Thai

ความมันวาว

การเคลือบพื้นผิวสำหรับเซรามิกหรือพอร์ซเลน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kilau

pelapis permukaan untuk keramik atau porselen

🇵🇭Filipino

ningning

isang ibabaw na patong para sa mga keramika o porselana

🇲🇾Malay

kilauan

salutan permukaan untuk seramik atau porselin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بريق

طلاء السطح للسيراميك أو البورسلين

🇮🇷Persian

درخشش

یک پوشش سطحی برای سرامیک یا چینی

🇹🇷Turkish

parlaklık

seramik veya porselen için yüzey kaplaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּהִיקוּת

ציפוי משטח לקרמיקה או פורצלן

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