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lustrous
Lustrous (adj) means having a shine or gleam.
adj
1
Having a shine or gleam.
"The wild warblers are warbling in the jungle Of life and spring and of the lustrous inundations, Flood on flood, of our returning sun."
— Wallace Stevens, Meditation Celestial & Terrestrial (1936)
"It was a hot noon in July; and his face, lustrous with perspiration, beamed with barbaric good humor."
— Herman Melville (1924)
"The sunlight lay heavy and rich on his lustrous golden fur, and his monkey hands turned a pine cone this way and that, snapping off the scales with sharp fingers and scratching out the sweet nuts."
— Philip Pullman (2000)
2
Shining brightly, as though giving off light.
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What is the meaning of lustrous?
"lustrous" (adj) means having a shine or gleam.
What is another word for lustrous?
Other words for "lustrous" include shining, sheeny, burnished, glistening, shiny, glossy.
What is the opposite of lustrous?
Opposites of "lustrous" include dark, dingy.
What are the different meanings of lustrous?
"lustrous" has 2 main meanings: 1. Having a shine or gleam; 2. Shining brightly, as though giving off light.
