Antonyms for luster

Grammar : Noun

Spell : luhs-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs tər

Definition of luster

Origin : "gloss, radiance," 1520s, from Middle French lustre "gloss, radiance" (14c.), common Romanic (cf. Spanish and Portuguese lustre, Rumanian lustru, Italian lustro "splendor, brilliancy"), from Latin lustrare "spread light over, brighten, illumine," related to lucere "shine," lux "light" (see light (n.)).

noun gloss, shine

Example sentences :

Her face was sallow and dry, and the luster had gone from her black hair.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

Holding toward the lamp a glass, clear as crystal, with luster like a gem.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

He took it up and passed the luster of it slowly through his fingers.
Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper

Every time I come here I do the best I can to keep the luster to his name.
Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath

Her lifted veil made a fine mist above the luster of her eyes.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

But by and by a bright color mounted to her cheeks and luster to her eyes.
Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

Notice whether it loses its luster when the drops have dried.
Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley

No; one window in the front, on the ground-floor, shone with the luster of a lamp.
Extract from : « Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf » by George W. M. Reynolds

This translucency affects the luster and brightness of lumber.
Extract from : « Seasoning of Wood » by Joseph B. Wagner

But even at that the miracle of what he did does not lose its luster.
Extract from : « Christopher and the Clockmakers » by Sara Ware Bassett

Synonyms for luster

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