luster

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Antonyms 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 1.3.1.3 Related terms 1.3.1.4 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Related terms 1.4.1.2 Translations 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 3 Croatian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Dutch 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Noun 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Noun 4.2.2 Verb form 5 Serbian 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Cyrillic spelling

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• lustre (UK/Commonwealth)

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʌstə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrare (“‘to brighten’”), akin to lux (“‘light’”)

[edit] Noun

luster (plural lusters)

1. (US) Shine, polish or sparkle.

   He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.

2. By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.

   After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.

3. Refinement, polish or quality.

   He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.

[edit] Antonyms

• dullness
• lackluster

[edit] Derived terms

• lackluster
• lusterware, lustreware

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• lustrous
• lustrum

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[edit] Verb

to luster (third-person singular simple present lusters, present participle lustering, simple past and past participle lustered)

1. (intransitive) To gleam, have luster
2. (transitive) To give luster, distinguish
3. (transitive) To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin lustrum, from lustrare, cognate with the above

[edit] Noun

luster (plural lusters)

1. A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses

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• lustral

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[edit] Noun

luster m. (pl.: lusteri)

1. A chandelier

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

luster m (plural lusteri)

1. A chandelier

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology 1

From French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Latin

[edit] Noun

de luster (plural lusters, diminutive lustertje)

1. A chandelier, an ostentatious ceiling light

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

de luster (plural lusters, diminutive lustertje)

1. alternative form of luister

[edit] Verb form

luster

1. imperative and singular present imperfect forms of lusteren

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Noun

luster m. (pl.: lusteri)

1. A chandelier

[edit] Cyrillic spelling

• лустер