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loisto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beacon noun A light, fire, or signal used to guide, warn, or mark a location.
  • blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  • brightness noun The quality or degree of giving off or reflecting light.
  • glitz noun Flashy, showy glamour, often suggesting style without real substance.
  • glory noun Great honour, fame, or admiration earned through achievement.
  • luster noun A gentle shine or sheen, especially on a surface like metal, hair, or pearls.
  • luxury noun A state of great comfort, ease, and often expensive surroundings.
  • opulence noun Great wealth displayed in a lavish, visibly expensive way.
  • regalia noun The ceremonial emblems and objects associated with royalty, such as a crown or sceptre.
  • shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.

Senses

loisto is used for these senses in English:

  • beacon (nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.
  • blow A state of flowering; a bloom.
  • blow (figurative) A display of anything bright or brilliant.
  • brightness The quality of being bright.
  • glitz Garish, brilliant showiness.
  • glory Great beauty and splendor.
  • luxury Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
  • luxury Something that is pleasant and desirable but not necessary in life (whether expensive or not).

beacon — full definition

  1. noun A light, fire, or signal used to guide, warn, or mark a location.
  2. noun A person or thing that serves as a guiding example or symbol of hope.
  3. verb To send out light or a signal, as a beacon does.

blow — full definition

  1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
  3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
  4. noun A hard hit or strike.
  5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

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