Antonyms for lustre
ˈlʌs tərlus·tre

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1. lustrenoun

   Antonyms:
   lacklustre, dullness

2. lustrenoun

   The brass had a characteristic lustre that practically glowed when it was freshly cleaned.

   Antonyms:
   lacklustre, dullness

3. lustrenoun

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

   Antonyms:
   dullness, lacklustre

4. lustrenoun

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

   Antonyms:
   dullness, lacklustre

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1. lustre

   Synonyms:
   brightness, splendor, brilliancy, effulgence, glory, renown

Matched Categories

1. • Brightness
   • Glaze

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1. luster, lustrenoun

   a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain

   Synonyms:
   brilliancy, sheen, splendour, splendor, shininess, luster

2. luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendournoun

   a quality that outshines the usual

   Synonyms:
   sheen, shininess, brilliancy, splendor, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, brilliance, luster, splendour

3. shininess, sheen, luster, lustrenoun

   the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

   Synonyms:
   brilliancy, luster, sheen, splendor, splendour, shininess

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1. lustrenoun

   Synonyms:
   brilliancy, glitter, radiance, resplendence

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1. tarnished

   tarnished would be an antonym for lustre because it means the lack of lustre.

   his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 18, 2019  

How to use lustre in a sentence?

1. Cicero:

   Friendship throws a greater lustre on prosperity, while it lightens adversity by sharing in its griefs and troubles.

2. Panchatantra:

   The lustre of a virtuous character cannot be defaced, nor can the vices of a vicious man ever become lucid. A jewel preserves its lustre, though trodden in the mud, but a brass pot, though placed upon the head, is brass still.

3. Ben Wood:

   Nokia seems to have put together a very elegant deal in order to maximize the potential to drive some revenue from the handset business, with no risk in terms of hardware, the brand is strong in the feature phone space, but does it stand for a cutting-edge future proof smartphone? That's unclear ... It's a brand that has lost its lustre.

4. Naveen Patnaik:

   quand il parle, ses mots s'apparentent à des perles enfilées sur un fil de soie ... quand il parle, il est comme le lustre répandu par un rubis ... quand il parle, c'est comme des éclaboussures de cristal qui fendent le bleu ....

5. Naveen Patnaik:

   When he speaks his words are akin to pearls strung on a silken thread....when he should speak it s like lustre shed by a ruby...when he does speak it s like crystal splash that cleaves the blue....

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