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How to pronounce lustrous in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms glistening, glossy, sheeny, shining, shiny
Derivation lustre


lustrous auburn hair.
Type Words
Synonyms bright, burnished, shining, shiny


she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves.
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set a lustrous example for others to follow.
lustrous actors of the time.

Examples of lustrous

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Reaching old age with a thick head of lustrous hair is a common ambition in men.
From the telegraph.co.uk
By the end of the day we were all very knowledgeable about the lustrous spheres.
From the couriermail.com.au
This technique will build up a lustrous coat of poly on your wooden thumb drive.
From the techcrunch.com
The reason we use it is that it creates an almost no-grain image, it's lustrous.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hall's own mother, have soared into an even more lustrous, androgynous register.
From the nytimes.com
Jewel-toned highlights and lustrous shades of blue keep the dark scenes lively.
From the nytimes.com
As you can see in the above image, ruthenium is a hard, lustrous silvery metal.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the living room, damaged floors gave way to a lustrous subfloor of Douglas fir.
From the latimes.com
The 1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula is especially nice in a lustrous red finish.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Bright: 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"
  • Brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time"
  • Glistening: 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"
  • Lustre (or luster) is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral. For example, a diamond is said to have an adamantine lustre and pyrite is said to have a metallic lustre. ...
  • Having a glow; As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant
  • A term used to describe a coin that still has its original mint bloom.
  • A reference to the brightness of an object that shines with reflected light rather than producing its own.
  • Glossy or shiny appearance.