Antonyms for lustrous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : luhs-truhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs trəs |
Definition of lustrous
Origin :- c.1600, from luster + -ous. Related: Lustrously; lustrousness.
- adj glossy, shining
- The colouring is not so good; in the mass, it is not so lustrous, nor so varied.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- A beam from the Angel's lustrous eyes fell on a lady at the next table.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- His eyes were large, dark, and lustrous, the expression usually sad.
- Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
- His full eyelids were dreamily lowered over his lustrous eyes.
- Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
- And like the golden, lustrous gleaming of the snow he felt his own thirst bright in him.
- Extract from : « The Prussian Officer » by D. H. Lawrence
- And, now we look again, she must sing with her eyes, they are so large and lustrous!
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
- It was bright and lustrous, and every glance betokened a question.
- Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen » by Roger Finlay
- She glanced up with a lovely smile and her dark eyes were lustrous.
- Extract from : « The Girls at Mount Morris » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- The head is of the same colour; the throat and face of a lustrous green.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- His wing plumes were white, tipped with specks of lustrous gold.
- Extract from : « Policeman Bluejay » by L. Frank Baum
Synonyms for lustrous
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