lackluster
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lackluster
- /ˈlæklʌstə/ UK
- /ˈlaklʌstə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈlaklʊstə/ Northern England
- /ˈlaklʌstəɾ/ Scotland
- /ˈlæklʌstɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈlæklɐstə/ Australia
- /ˈlɛklɐstə/ New Zealand
adjective more lackluster · most lackluster · lack-lustre · lacklustre
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Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
Similar: simple, thick, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded
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Having no shine or luster; dull.
A faded, and an ancient dragon he was; and many a wintry storm of rain, snow, sleet, and hail, had changed his colour from a gaudy blue to a faint lack-lustre shade of gray.
Similar: faint, wan, bland, colourless, dim, dingy, dull, lackluster, leaden, muddy, sad, sober
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Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.
Similar: bloodless, tedious, middling, pedestrian, banal, basic, mindless, beat, blah, commonplace, bland, boring
Similar: pallid
noun lacklusters · lack-lustre · lacklustre
- Lack of brightness or points of interest.
- A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lacklustre, lustreless, lusterless, dull, lifeless, mediocre, weak, muted, poor, sluggish, drab, vulnerable, blah, fragile, steady, shaky
adjective
Similar: pallid
Translations
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adj having no shine or lustre; dull
| Español | mate, pálido |
|---|---|
| Português | desbotado |
| Français | terne |
| Deutsch | matt, glanzlos, farblos, lustlos |
| Italiano | pallido, spento |
| Ελληνικά | μουντός mountós |
| Română | tern |
adj not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality
| Español | mediocre, cansado, aburrido, deslucido |
|---|---|
| Português | mortiço |
| Français | quelconque |
| Deutsch | mittelmäßig, langweilig, müde |
| Ελληνικά | μουντός mountós |
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title = {lackluster},
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