luster

Other forms of luster

plural

lusters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about luster

What does luster mean?

luster means "a quality that outshines the usual". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in luster?

luster has 2 syllables: lus-ter. The stress falls on "lus". In IPA it is /ˈlʌstɚ/.

What is another word for luster?

Close synonyms include lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour, shininess. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is luster a common word?

luster is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with luster?

1 word rhymes with luster. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.