Synonyms for luster
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : luhs-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs tər |
Top 10 synonyms for luster Other synonyms for the word luster
Définition of luster
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.)).
- noun gloss, shine
- Her face was sallow and dry, and the luster had gone from her black hair.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Holding toward the lamp a glass, clear as crystal, with luster like a gem.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- He took it up and passed the luster of it slowly through his fingers.
- Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
- Every time I come here I do the best I can to keep the luster to his name.
- Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
- Her lifted veil made a fine mist above the luster of her eyes.
- Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
- But by and by a bright color mounted to her cheeks and luster to her eyes.
- Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
- Notice whether it loses its luster when the drops have dried.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
- No; one window in the front, on the ground-floor, shone with the luster of a lamp.
- Extract from : « Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf » by George W. M. Reynolds
- This translucency affects the luster and brightness of lumber.
- Extract from : « Seasoning of Wood » by Joseph B. Wagner
- But even at that the miracle of what he did does not lose its luster.
- Extract from : « Christopher and the Clockmakers » by Sara Ware Bassett
Antonyms for luster
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