Lustrous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

brilliant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌstɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌstɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌstɹəs/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈʌstɹəs/.

Examples

bright silver candlesticks
a burnished brass knocker
she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bright glossy glistening shining shiny sheeny burnished

Parts of Speech

adjective	made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow “bright silver candlesticks”
adjective	brilliant “set a lustrous example for others to follow”
adjective	reflecting light “glistening bodies of swimmers”

Word Forms

brightness	noun	the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
shine	noun	the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
shininess	noun	the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
glossiness	noun	the property of being smooth and shiny
lustre	noun	the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
sheen	noun	the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glänzend

durch oder wie durch Reiben glatt und glänzend gemacht; einen Glanz oder Glanz reflektieren

🇫🇷French

lustré

rendu lisse et brillant par ou comme par frottement ; reflétant un éclat ou une lueur

🇪🇸Spanish

lustroso

se vuelve suave y brillante por o como si se frotara; reflejando un brillo o resplandor

🇮🇹Italian

brillante

reso liscio e brillante dallo sfregamento o come dallo sfregamento; riflettendo una lucentezza o un bagliore

🇳🇱Dutch

glanzend

glad en helder gemaakt door of alsof door wrijven; als gevolg van een glans of gloed

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilhante

tornado liso e brilhante por ou como se fosse esfregado; refletindo um brilho ou brilho

🇷🇺Russian

блестящий

становится гладким и блестящим от растирания или как будто от трения; отражающий блеск или свечение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोभायमान

रगड़कर या मानो रगड़कर चिकना और चमकीला बनाया गया हो; चमक या चमक को प्रतिबिंबित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উজ্জ্বল

বা ঘষা দ্বারা মসৃণ এবং উজ্জ্বল করা; একটি উজ্জ্বলতা বা আভা প্রতিফলিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பளபளப்பான

தேய்ப்பதன் மூலம் அல்லது மென்மையாகவும் பிரகாசமாகவும் ஆனது; ஒரு பளபளப்பு அல்லது பிரகாசத்தை பிரதிபலிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరిసే

మృదువుగా మరియు ప్రకాశవంతంగా లేదా రుద్దడం ద్వారా షీన్ లేదా గ్లో ప్రతిబింబిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

तेजस्वी

घासून गुळगुळीत आणि चमकदार बनवले जाते; चमक किंवा चमक प्रतिबिंबित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચમકદાર

સળીયાથી અથવા જાણે કે સરળ અને તેજસ્વી બનાવવામાં આવે છે; ચમક અથવા ગ્લો પ્રતિબિંબિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳಪುಳ್ಳ

ನಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಉಜ್ಜುವ ಮೂಲಕ; ಹೊಳಪು ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಳಪನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളങ്ങുന്ന

ഉരച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മിനുസമാർന്നതും തിളക്കമുള്ളതുമാക്കി; ഒരു തിളക്കം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തിളക്കം പ്രതിഫലിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਰਗੜ ਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਅਤੇ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ; ਇੱਕ ਚਮਕ ਜਾਂ ਚਮਕ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکدار

رگڑ کر یا گویا ہموار اور روشن چمک یا چمک کی عکاسی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有光泽的

通过或仿佛通过摩擦而变得光滑和明亮；反射光泽或光芒

🇯🇵Japanese

光沢のある

こすることによって、またはこすったかのように滑らかで明るくなります。光沢または輝きを反射する

🇰🇷Korean

윤기나는

문지르는 것처럼 매끄럽고 밝게 만들어졌습니다. 광택이나 빛을 반사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bóng loáng

được làm mịn và sáng bằng cách hoặc như thể bằng cách cọ xát; phản ánh một ánh sáng hoặc ánh sáng

🇹🇭Thai

มันเงา

ทำให้เรียบเนียนกระจ่างใสด้วยการถูหรือเสมือนการถู สะท้อนแสงแวววาวหรือเรืองแสง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkilau

dibuat halus dan cerah dengan atau seolah-olah dengan menggosok; memantulkan kilau atau cahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

makintab

ginawa makinis at maliwanag sa pamamagitan ng o bilang kung sa pamamagitan ng rubbing; sumasalamin sa ningning o ningning

🇲🇾Malay

berkilat

dibuat licin dan cerah oleh atau seolah-olah dengan menggosok; memantulkan kilauan atau cahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لامع

تصبح ناعمة ومشرقة بالفرك أو كما لو كانت كذلك؛ يعكس لمعان أو توهج

🇮🇷Persian

براق

صاف و روشن با یا گویی با مالش. منعکس کننده درخشش یا درخشش

🇹🇷Turkish

parlak

sürtünerek veya sürtünerek pürüzsüz ve parlak hale getirilmiş; bir parlaklık veya ışıltıyı yansıtan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַברִיק

נעשה חלק ומואר על ידי או כאילו על ידי שפשוף; משקף ברק או זוהר

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The primary meaning of 'lustrous' is 'made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow'.

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Using 'lustrous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lustrous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lustrous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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