lustrous

1. 1.

   made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

   “bright silver candlesticks”

   “a burnished brass knocker”

   “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”

   “rows of shining glasses”

   “shiny black patents”

   Synonymsbrightburnishedshiningshiny

   Similarpolished
2. 2.

   brilliant

   “set a lustrous example for others to follow”

   “lustrous actors of the time”

   Similarglorious
3. 3.

   reflecting light

   “glistening bodies of swimmers”

   “the horse's glossy coat”

   “lustrous auburn hair”

   “saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet”

   “shining white enamel”

   Synonymsglisteningglossysheenyshinyshining

   Similarbright

Other forms of lustrous

comparative

lustrouser·

superlative

lustrousest·

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 lustrous

What does lustrous mean?

lustrous means "made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lustrous?

lustrous has 2 syllables: lus-trous. The stress falls on "lus". In IPA it is /ˈlʌstɹəs/.

What is another word for lustrous?

Close synonyms include bright, burnished, shining, shiny, glistening. 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 lustrous a common word?

lustrous 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.