adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈlʌ.stɹəs/
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CMU ARPABET:L AH1 S T R AH0 S
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a glow or lustre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1892, Walt Whitman, "Gods" in Leaves of Grass (abridged reprint of the 1892 edition), New York: The Modern Library, 1921, p. 232, https://archive.org/details/leavesofgrass00whit Or Time and Space, Or shape of Earth divine and wondrous, Or some fair shape I viewing, worship, Or lustrous orb of sun or star by night, Be ye my Gods.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
reflecting light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
glistening bodies of swimmers
the horse's glossy coat
lustrous auburn hair
saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bright silver candlesticks
a burnished brass knocker
she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
rows of shining glasses
shiny black patents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bright, burnished, shining, shiny
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lustre Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English lustrous From lustre + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
блестящ
(blestjašt)
— having a glow or lustre
Bulgarian:
сияещ
(sijaešt)
— having a glow or lustre
Catalan:
llustrós
— having a glow or lustre
Chinese Mandarin:
閃亮 /闪亮
(shǎnliàng)
— having a glow or lustre
Chinese Mandarin:
光彩
(guāngcǎi)
— having a glow or lustre
Czech:
zářivý
— having a glow or lustre
Czech:
lesklý
— having a glow or lustre
Danish:
glansfuld
— having a glow or lustre
Dutch:
glanzend
— having a glow or lustre
Finnish:
loistava
— having a glow or lustre
Finnish:
hohtava
— having a glow or lustre
Finnish:
kiiltävä
— having a glow or lustre
French:
lustré
— having a glow or lustre
French:
brillant
— having a glow or lustre
German:
glänzend
— having a glow or lustre
Hindi:
चमकीला
(camkīlā)
— having a glow or lustre
Hungarian:
fénylő
— having a glow or lustre
Hungarian:
ragyogó
— having a glow or lustre
Irish:
lonrach
— having a glow or lustre
Plautdietsch:
blank
— having a glow or lustre
Russian:
блестящий
(blestjaščij)
— having a glow or lustre
Spanish:
lustroso
— having a glow or lustre
Swedish:
glänsande
— having a glow or lustre
Turkish:
ışık saçan; parlak
— having a glow or lustre
Ukrainian:
блискучий
(blyskučyj)
— having a glow or lustre
