lusterless

Questions about lusterless

What does lusterless mean?

lusterless means "lacking brilliance or vitality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lusterless?

lusterless has 3 syllables: lu-ster-less. The stress falls on "lu".

What is another word for lusterless?

Close synonyms include lackluster, lacklustre, lustreless, lackluster, lacklustre. 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 lusterless a common word?

lusterless is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.