Definition of Luster
Luster
Lu·ster
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A quality of shining brightness or attractiveness.
e.g. The diamond's luster caught her eye in the jewelry store.
(noun)
beauty or brilliance, either literal as from the light of something, or figurative as from glory or honor;
e.g. The garden was lit by the luster of strings of tiny lights. Her performance brought luster to the team as a whole.
(noun)
broadly, an appearance of surface-level attractiveness or excellence, for example a thin metallic glaze applied to pottery to give it a shiny finish, or this kind of pottery;
e.g. They found that beneath his luster, he was a selfish and unkind man. She applied a luster to the pots after they had been painted.
(noun)
a piece of cut glass with reflective/prismatic properties that is hung on an ornament such as a chandelier, or some decorative ornament such as a chandelier that is hung with such glass pieces;
e.g. A luster from the chandelier had fallen and broken on the ground.
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