WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lus•trous /ˈlʌstrəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- having luster;
shining:lustrous hair. - illustrious:a lustrous career.
lus•trous
(lus′trəs),USA pronunciation adj.
lus′trous•ly, adv.
lus′trous•ness, n.
- having luster;
shining;
luminous:lustrous eyes. - brilliant;
splendid;
resplendent;
illustrious:a lustrous career.
- lust(e)r1 + -ous 1595–1605
lus′trous•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gleaming, radiant, glowing, shimmering.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged refulgent, dazzling, gorgeous.
'lustrous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Honan
- Persian lamb
- Qiana
- antimony
- astrakhan
- bloom
- bright
- brilliant
- brilliantine
- broadcloth
- carnauba
- chromium
- copal
- crow
- decating
- desert varnish
- ebony
- ermine
- eucryphia
- flint
- gazelle
- genappe yarn
- glaze
- glazed
- glisten
- glossy
- golden
- iridescence
- iridescent
- lacquer
- luster
- lusterer
- lustre
- mercerize
- metal
- mica
- mink
- nacreous
- nitid
- obscure
- orient
- panne
- para-toluidine
- peacock blue
- pearl
- pearl essence
- pearly
- pearly white
- pitch pine
- pyrogallol