Definition of lustre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LUSTRE meaning: 1. the brightness that a shiny surface has: 2. a very special, attractive quality that people…. Learn more.
There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun lustre, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The meaning of LUSTER is a glow of reflected light : sheen; specifically : the appearance of the surface of a mineral dependent upon its reflecting qualities. How to use luster in a sentence.
Lustre is gentle shining light that is reflected from a surface, for example from polished metal. Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals. It is softer than cotton and nylon and has a similar lustre to silk.
LUSTRE definition: a variant of luster. See examples of lustre used in a sentence.
Various kinds of minerals differ in their lustre; iron pyrites are described as having a metallic lustre, glassy materials a vitreous lustre; others, such as opal, look resinous, and the lustres of yet others are described as being either pearly, or silky, or dull, like earth.
- sparkle, shine, glow, glitter, dazzle, gleam, gloss, brilliance, sheen, shimmer, glint, brightness, radiance, burnish, resplendence, lambency, luminousness Gold retains its lustre for far longer than other metals.
[esp. Brit.,] lustre. a period of five years. Antiquity, Ancient History [Rom. Hist.]a lustration or ceremonial purification of the people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.