luster
noun
1. a quality that outshines the usual
Similar word(s): brilliancy, lustre, splendor, splendour
Definition categories: attribute, brightness
2. the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
Similar word(s): lustre, sheen, shininess
Definition categories: attribute, effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine
3. a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
Similar word(s): lustre
Definition categories: attribute, glaze
Sentences with luster as a noun:
- He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.
- After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.
verb
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.