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Antonyms for lusterless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : luhs-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs tər



Definition of lusterless

Origin :
  • "gloss, radiance," 1520s, from Middle French lustre "gloss, radiance" (14c.), common Romanic (cf. Spanish and Portuguese lustre, Rumanian lustru, Italian lustro "splendor, brilliancy"), from Latin lustrare "spread light over, brighten, illumine," related to lucere "shine," lux "light" (see light (n.)).
  • As in lackluster : adj dull, lifeless
  • As in lifeless : adj dull, spiritless
  • As in opaque : adj clouded, muddy
  • As in prosaic : adj unimaginative
  • As in washed-out : adj faded
  • As in anemic : adj feeble
  • As in earthbound : adj dull
  • As in pokerfaced : adj expressionless
  • As in drab : adj dull, colorless
  • As in expressionless : adj having a blank look on face
  • As in faded : adj bleached; used
Example sentences :
  • The plumes of the wings are set studiously in their places,—they, also, lusterless.
  • Extract from : « Ariadne Florentina » by John Ruskin
  • Her lusterless eyes were fired by the only thing that could fire them: her bitter jealousy.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony
  • The man lay upon his back and stared upward with lusterless eyes.
  • Extract from : « Christ Legends » by Selma Lagerlf
  • Her heavy coat no longer shone with gloss but lay flat and lusterless.
  • Extract from : « The Whelps of the Wolf » by George Marsh
  • Her large and lusterless eyes gazed at them with indifference.
  • Extract from : « Throckmorton » by Molly Elliot Seawell
  • She looked at him from the depths of her still, lusterless eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Vanished Messenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • He could see that Karyl's eyes also were weary and lusterless.
  • Extract from : « The Lighted Match » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Walls and pavement were of unpolished marble, lusterless white.
  • Extract from : « The City of Delight » by Elizabeth Miller
  • Under their heavy lids his sightless eyeballs, whitely opaque and lusterless, turned mutely toward the sound of the horse hoofs.
  • Extract from : « The Valiants of Virginia » by Hallie Erminie Rives
  • A large man stood over the recumbent figure, his lusterless eyes regarding the crimson-puce incision, but he did not move.
  • Extract from : « Elegy » by Charles Beaumont

Synonyms for lusterless

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