Antonyms for lusterless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : luhs-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs tər

Definition of lusterless

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.)).

As in lackluster : adj dull, lifeless
As in lifeless : adj dull, spiritless
As in opaque : adj clouded, muddy
As in prosaic : adj unimaginative
As in washed-out : adj faded
As in anemic : adj feeble
As in earthbound : adj dull
As in pokerfaced : adj expressionless
As in drab : adj dull, colorless
As in expressionless : adj having a blank look on face
As in faded : adj bleached; used

Example sentences :

The plumes of the wings are set studiously in their places,—they, also, lusterless.
Extract from : « Ariadne Florentina » by John Ruskin

Her lusterless eyes were fired by the only thing that could fire them: her bitter jealousy.
Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony

The man lay upon his back and stared upward with lusterless eyes.
Extract from : « Christ Legends » by Selma Lagerlf

Her heavy coat no longer shone with gloss but lay flat and lusterless.
Extract from : « The Whelps of the Wolf » by George Marsh

Her large and lusterless eyes gazed at them with indifference.
Extract from : « Throckmorton » by Molly Elliot Seawell

She looked at him from the depths of her still, lusterless eyes.
Extract from : « The Vanished Messenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

He could see that Karyl's eyes also were weary and lusterless.
Extract from : « The Lighted Match » by Charles Neville Buck

Walls and pavement were of unpolished marble, lusterless white.
Extract from : « The City of Delight » by Elizabeth Miller

Under their heavy lids his sightless eyeballs, whitely opaque and lusterless, turned mutely toward the sound of the horse hoofs.
Extract from : « The Valiants of Virginia » by Hallie Erminie Rives

A large man stood over the recumbent figure, his lusterless eyes regarding the crimson-puce incision, but he did not move.
Extract from : « Elegy » by Charles Beaumont

Synonyms for lusterless

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