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lustre¹

  • /ˈlʌstə/
  • /ˈlʊstə/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌstə

Where it comes from

From Middle French lustre. See luster (etymology 1).

noun lustres

  1. countable, uncountable UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.). Various kinds of minerals differ in their lustre; iron pyrites are described as having a metallic lustre, glassy materials a vitreous lustre; others, such as opal, look resinous, and the lustres of yet others are described as being either pearly, or silky, or dull, like earth.

Opposite: dullness, lacklustre

verb lustres · lustring · lustred

  1. UK, alternative Alternative form of luster

lustre²

  • /ˈlʌstə/
  • /ˈlʊstə/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌstə

Where it comes from

From Middle English lustre, from Latin lustrum, from Old Latin *loustrom, of uncertain origin. More at lustrum.

noun lustres

  1. UK, alternative Alternative form of luster: A 5-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.

lustre³

  • /ˈlʌstə/
  • /ˈlʊstə/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌstə

Where it comes from

From Latin lustra (“wilds, woods”), thought to derive from unattested *dustrum, from unattested Ancient Greek *δύστρον (*dústron, “place animals wallow”), from δύω (dúō, “to plunge, to wallow”).

noun lustres

  1. UK, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of luster: a den, a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.

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Opposite: dullness, lacklustre

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@misc{lustre_2026,
  title = {lustre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lustre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}