lackluster

English

Alternative forms

• lacklustre (UK & Commonwealth)

Etymology

From lack + luster

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lackluster (comparative more lackluster, superlative most lackluster)

1. Lacking brilliance or intelligence
2. Having no shine or lustre; dull
3. Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality

   The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.

Synonyms

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Translations

Having no shine or lustre; dull

• Catalan: deslluït
• Dutch: dof (nl)
• Finnish: kiilloton (fi), samea (fi)
• German: matt (de)
• Italian: pallido (it), spento (it) m

• Latvian: blāvs, nespodrs
• Portuguese: desbotado
• Spanish: mate (es), pálido (es)
• Swedish: matt (sv), glanslös

Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest

• Catalan: deslluït
• Finnish: lattea (fi), mitäänsanomaton

• Spanish: mediocre (es) m, f
• Turkish: alelade (tr), sıradan (tr), vasat (tr)

Having no vitality

• Finnish: lattea (fi), mitäänsanomaton
• Maori: haumate

• Spanish: cansado (es), aburrido (es),

Anagrams

• lacklustre