lustrous
1
6.3
- adjective
- /ˈlʌstrəs/
:
ilustre
- The award ceremony was a lustrous event, celebrating the outstanding achievements of the nominees.
- a lustrous career
- the most lustrous
- long and lustrous
It's very lustrous and very well spun together.
- It's very lustrous and very well spun together.
- I know it looks a little bit less lustrous, but like we're going to do it anyway.
Examples
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Exploring these four aspects of Washington's long and lustrous career will prepare students for larger considerations of the whole cloth of American democracy.
Academic text (1997) -
The pearl was lustrous, reflecting the light beautifully with its smooth surface.
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Their faces lift and are made lustrous by hope and trust.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's very lustrous and very well spun together.
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It's just lustrous and magical and I don't even like this color, but this fabric is mesmerizing me.
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A lustrous career devoted to clarifying the relation between means and ends had inspired authors as diverse as Daniel Bell and Robert Penn Warren to dedicate books to him.
Academic text (1996) -
The recent rainy season had been no wetter than usual, and this riverbed was entirely exposed: a broad expanse of powdery silt, pale and slightly lustrous in the lunar light.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her lustrous hair shimmered in the sunlight, catching everyone's attention as she walked by.
Synonyms
692
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
302
1.0
Bright and smooth because it reflects light
299
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
265
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
253
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
132
4.3
Looking stylish and exciting in a way that attracts attention
68
5.0
Extremely good or beautiful, as if from the gods
43
6.7
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
39
3.9
Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention
14
3.0
Very bright and strong in color
11
7.9
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
7
2.6
Very impressive and full of strong color or light
5
9.9
Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party
3
7.5
Full of strong feeling or passion
2
3.0
Shining with many small bright points like stars
1
7.7
Large and impressive in a way that makes people feel wonder
1
6.7
Having a smooth, shiny surface that reflects light
1
3.7
Very good in a way that people admire
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
Bright and clear like a small jewel
Shining with a bright, smooth surface like shiny metal
A smooth shiny surface that reflects light
Antonyms
How Illustrious
- Formal
31
7.4
1
6.3
- Formal
144
4.8
69
4.1
1
3.2
112
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
lustrous = lustre (transparent) = lustre + ous
The figurative sense ('illustrious, outstanding') is a direct, interpretable extension of 'having brilliance', so the derivation from 'lustre' + '-ous' is clear.
Etymology
Lustrous also comes from the root of luster and Latin lustrare, 'to make bright', and people used the idea of 'shining' to mean 'standing out'. So lustrous can describe a brilliant or famous person or career that 'shines' for others to notice.