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Definition: Luster |
LusterNoun1. A quality that outshines the usual. 2. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light. 3. A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "luster" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Note: Luster \Lus"ter\, Lustre \Lus"tre\, transitive verb. [imperfect & past participle. Lustred; Lustering, or Lustring.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemical Industry | The brightness, luster, or sheen on a material or substance, usually brought about by some treatment to give smoothness on the surface. Source: European Union. (references) |
Chemistry | In mineralogy, a variation in the nature of the reflecting surface of minerals. . . . The principal kinds of -- are: metallic, adamantine, vitreous, resinous, pearly, silky and greasy. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geological | The appearance of the reflection of light from the surface of a mineral. Luster is described as metallic, glassy, dull, etc. (references) |
Mining | A. The character of the light reflected by minerals; it constitutes one of the means for distinguishing them. There are several kinds of luster: metallic, the luster of metals; adamantine, the luster of diamonds; vitreous, the luster of broken glass; resinous, the luster of yellow resin, as that of eleolite; pearlylike pearl; and silkylike silk. These lusters have different degrees of intensity, being either splendent, shining, glistening, or glimmering. When there is a total absence of luster, the mineral is characterized as being dull b. In ceramics, a glaze, varnish, or enamel applied to porcelain in a thinlayer, and giving it a smooth, glistening surface. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The municipality Luster in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, has 4,968 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002.The municipality if Luster is the location of Urnes Stave Church that are on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
External links
- Municipality web site
- Urnes Stave Church
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Luster, Norway."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Lustre describes the appearance of the surface of a gemstone. For example, a diamond is said to have an adamantine lustre. The word lustre traces its origins back to the Latin word lux, meaning "light", and generally implies radiance, gloss, or brilliance.Other descriptive terms used for gems include metallic; for example pyrite has a metallic lustre. Vitreous, like glass; resinous, like amber; waxy, like jade; greasy, like soapstone; pearly; and silky.
The term is also used to describe other items with a particular sheen (for example, fabric), especially silk and satin.
See also hornblende for a description of lustrous ores.
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
Luster | English | Luna and Dust + er | Transportation |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: LusterSynonyms: brilliancy (n), lustre (n), sheen (n), shininess (n), splendor (n), splendour (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Repute | Glory, honor; luster; (light); illustriousness; Adjective: |
Confer honor on, reflect honor on; Verb:; shed a luster on; redound.to one's honor, ennoble. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Lord Chesterfield | Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh. |
William Hazlitt | One shining quality lends a luster to another, or hides some glaring defect. |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | The accomplishment of this work, if practicable, will reflect undecaying luster on our national character and administer the most grateful consolations that virtuous minds can know. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | On our side we can appeal to a series of achievements which have given new luster to the American arms. |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "luster" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Luster | Last name | 3,000 | 3,587 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "luster": Luster Lustre ♦ Luster ware. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "luster"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | lustër (finishing, glaze, gloss, lustre, polish, sheen, shine, varnish, whitewash), lavdi (glory, halo, lustre), shkëlqim (aureola, aureole, blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, distinction, eclat, effulgence, flamboyance, flamboyancy, flame, glint, glitter, glory, gloss, glow, halo, irradiation, lambency, lustre, nimbus, pageantry, polish, pomp, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), porcelan (China, lustre, porcelain), famë (celebrity, eminence, fame, glory, hearsay, kudos, laurels, lustre, Mark, nimbus, notoriety, recognition, renown, report, reputation, repute, rumor, rumour). (various references) | |
Arabic | فترة خمس سنوات (lustre), مجد (adoration, assiduous, canonize, celebrate, celebrity, diligent, enthrone, eulogize, exalt, extol, fame, glorify, glory, industrious, kudos, laborious, laud, laurels, lustre, magnify, popularity, praise highly), لمعان (brightness, burnish, flash, glisten, glitter, gloss, glossiness, luminosity, radiance, refulgence, sheen, shine, shining), تلألأ (glint, glisten, lustre, scintillate, shimmer, spangle, sparkle, twinkle), التطهير العام (lustrum), بريق (blaze, brightness, burnish, flame, glance, gleam, glimmering, glitter, gloss, loudness, opalescence, refulgence, sheen, shine, spark, twinkle). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | слава (aureole, fame, glory, kudos, laurels, lustre, record, renown), реноме (fame, lustre, note, rating), гланц (finish, glaze, lustre, polish, reflet, sheen), великолепие (brilliance, brilliancy, glory, grandeur, lustre, magnificence, pomp, richness, splendor, splendour, state, style), лъскавина (brightness, gloss, glossiness, lustre, polish, sheen, shine, varnish, veneer), лъскав плат от памук и вълна (lustre), лустро (gloss, lustre, polish, top dressing, varnish, veneer), блясък (blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, dash, eclat, effulgence, fire, flash, glamor, glamour, glance, glint, glitter, glory, gloss, glossiness, heraldry, illumination, irradiation, lambency, light, luminance, luminosity, lustre, pageantry, polish, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, resplendency, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), престиж (lustre, prestige), полилей (chandelier). (various references) | |
Chinese | 色泽, 皪 , 光澤 . (various references) | |
Czech | lesk (brilliance, dazzle, glare, gleam, glitter, gloss, glossiness, lustre, polish, radiance, refulgence, shimmer, shine, splendour), sláva (distinction, eclat, fame, gl, gloriole, glory, kudos, lustre, renown, show, stardom). (various references) | |
Danish | lustre (luster color, lustre), lusterfarve (lustre). (various references) | |
Dutch | lusterkleur (lustre). (various references) | |
Farsi | لوستر, زرق وبرق (Glamor, Glamour, Razzledazzle, Splendor, Vitreous), جلوه داشتن , جلوه (Bravery, Display, Flash, Parade, Seeming, Show, Showing, Sight), درخشیدن (Glint, Glisten, Glitter, Glory, Lamp, Lighten, Ray, Scintillate, Sheen, Shine, Star), درخشندگی (Blaze, Brilliance, Glim, Glitter, Radiance, Refulgence, Sheen), درخشش (Eclat, Glitter, Scintillation, Shine, Spangle, Sparkle), برق زدن (Alight, Flash, Glisten, Glitter, Lightning, Ray, Scintillate, Wink). (various references) | |
Finnish | lysteri (luster color, lustre), kimalleväri (luster color, lustre). (various references) | |
French | lustre (lusters, lustre). (various references) | |
German | Kronleuchter (candelabrum, chandelier, lusters, lustres). (various references) | |
Greek | στιλπνότησ (glossiness, lustre, lustrousness, polish, sleekness), στιλπνότητα (brilliance, gloss, glossiness, lustre, lustrousness, polish, sleekness), λάμψη (brightness, coruscation, eclat, effulgence, flare, flash, glare, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, limelight, lustre, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, resplendency, shine, shininess, shining, splendor, splendour, twinkle), λούστρο (gloss, polish 1, veneer). (various references) | |
Hungarian | fénylés (effulgence, lucency, lustre), zománcos csillogás (lustre), lüsztermáz (lustre), lüszter (lustre, lustrine, lustring), hírnév (boast, celebrity, distinction, fame, glory, kudos, lustre, name, renown, reputation, repute), fény (blaze, clarity, glaze, gloss, light, lustre, Lustrum, pageantry, polish, pomp, refulgence, revolving light, shine, splendor, splendour, state), fémes csillogás (lustre), csillár (chandelier, lustre, pendant). (various references) | |
Indonesian | marak (glow), kecemerlangan (brilliance, glory, glow). (various references) | |
Italian | lustro (glory, gloss, glossy, lustre, lustrous, moist, prestige, sheen, shine, shining, shiny), lumiera (lusters), lucido (bright, brightness, glossy, lucid, lustre, polished, sheen, shine, shining, shoe polish, sleek, tracing), lucentezza (brightness, glossiness, lustre, polish, sheen, shine), splendore (blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, elan, glory, glow, grandeur, lustre, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, sheen, shine, splendor, splendour, wonderfulness), riflesso metallico (lustre). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 潤沢 (abundance, favor, plenty). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かつぼうしゃ (desiring person), "うしょくしゃ (lusting person), じゅ"たく (abundance, favor, plenty), てり (dry weather, sunshine). (various references) | |
Korean | 광택 (brilliance, Polish). (various references) | |
Manx | mianeyder (desirer). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | usterlay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | lustre (chandelier, electrolier, glaze, lustre, sheen, shine, shoeshine), reflexo metálico (lustre), esplendor (blaze, bravery, bright, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, eclat, effulgence, flourish, grandeur, illumination, irradiation, lustre, magnificence, pomp, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, sheen, splendor, splendour), brilho (blaze, brilliance, brilliancy, burnish, eclat, effulgence, fire, flashing, glisten, glitter, gloss, glossiness, glow, illumination, irradiation, lucidity, polish, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, scintillation, shine, varnish, vivacity). (various references) | |
Romanian | lustru (gloss, glossiness, lustre, lustrum, polish, shallowness, shine, varnish, veneer), lustrã (lustre, pendant), luciu (glaze, glitter, glory, gloss, glossiness, lustre, sheen, shine, slippery, splendor, splendour), strãlucire (bravery, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, eclat, effulgence, fineness, fire, flame, flash, flashing, flush, gaiety, glitter, gloss, glow, gorgeousness, grandeur, irradiance, irradiation, lucency, luminosity, lustre, panoply, pomp, radiance, radiancy, radiation, refulgence, resplendence, richness, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), slavã (fame, glory, lustre, praise, sky), renume (fame, lustre, name, recognition, renown, report, reputation, repute), glorie (eclat, eminence, fame, glory, lustre, renown), faimã (blaze of publicity, celebrity, eclat, fame, flare, lustre, name, notoriety, renown, rep, reputation, repute), candelabru (candelabra, candelabrum, chandelier, lustre). (various references) | |
Russian | блеск (brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, effulgence, flash, flying colors, glint, glitter, glitz, gloss, lambency, lustre, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, resplendency, scintillation, sheen, sheens, shine, shininess, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | luster (chandelier, lustre), lister (lister, lustre), sjaj (blazon, blazonry, brilliance, brilliancy, burnish, eclat, effulgence, gloss, glow, luminosity, lustre, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), sijanje (lustre), odblesak (glance, gleam, lustre, reflection). (various references) | |
Spanish | lustre (brilliance, brilliancy, glaze, glitter, gloss, glossiness, lustre, panache, polish, sheen, shoe cream, shoe polish, shoeblacking, shoeshine), reflejo metálico (luster color, lustre), reflejo (reflection, reflex, reflexion, rinse), realce (embossing, embossment, enhancement, highlight, lustre). (various references) | |
Swedish | lysterfärg (luster color, lustre). (various references) | |
Thai | ช่วงเวลาห้าปี, สารที่ใช้เป็นยาขั"เงา, กลายเป็นมันเงา (lustre), ฉาบให้เป็นเงา, ความเป็นเงา, ความสว่างสุกใส, ความรุ่งโรจน์. (various references) | |
Turkish | sır (arcana, arcanum, cabala, cabbala, confidence, enamel, foil, glaze, glazing, hugger mugger, huggermugger, lustre, mystery, riddle, secret), parlatmak (blazon, brighten, burnish, clean, furbish, furbish up, give a polish, glaze, gloss, lighten, polish, rub up, satin, shine, sleek), parlaklık (brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, effulgence, flamboyance, flame, flashiness, glazing, gleam, glitter, glossiness, gorgeousness, incandescence, irradiance, lambency, liveliness, lucency, luminescence, luminosity, lustre, lustrousness, polish, radiance, resplendence, sheen, shine, sleekness, splendidness, splendor, splendour, vividness), parıltı (blink, glance, glare, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, glow, lustre, Orient, shimmer), ihtişam (array, bravery, brightness, costliness, effulgence, flamboyance, glory, grandeur, grandness, lustre, magnificence, pomp, pride, resplendence, splendor, splendour, stateliness, sumptuousness), cilalamak (apply polish, blanch, burnish, finish, furbish, give a polish, gloss, polish, shine, surface, varnish, veneer, wax), cila (chaser, dope, finish, finishing, glaze, glazing, gloss, lustre, polish, polisher, polishing, rubbing varnish, shine, varnish, veneer, veneering, wax), avize (chandelier, lustre), ışıtmak (illume, illuminate). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | слава (aureola, aureole, celebration, celebrity, chit chat, fame, glorification, glory, lustre, odor, odour, renown), люстра (chandelier, lustre), блиск (blaze, brightness, brilliance, burnish, coruscation, effulgence, glance, irradiation, lustre, oriency, pomp, resplendence, scintillation, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | color, lustrare, splendor, splendore, splendorem, splendoribus, splendoris. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | hvâthrem, sûkem. (various references) |
| Italian | 900-Modern | lustro. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "luster": lustered, lustering, lusterless, lusters, lusterware, lusterwares. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "luster": baluster, bluster, cluster, deluster, fluster, intercluster, lackluster, subcluster, supercluster. (additional references) | |
Words containing "luster": balusters, blustered, blusterer, blusterers, blustering, blusteringly, blusterous, blusters, blustery, clustered, clustering, clusters, clustery, delustered, delustering, delusters, flustered, flusteredly, flustering, flusters, lacklusters, subclusters, superclusters. (additional references) | |
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"Luster" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ilustre, Lauitzer, Laustsen, lemster, lestr, Linster, listee, Listel, listerd, logster, lostr, louster, luitel, luser, lusher, Lussier, lusster, Lusta, luste, lusten, lustern, Lusters, lustorol, Lustra, lustred, lustres, lustry, Lutero, Lutteur, Luttrel, luzer, ulser, Ulstat, uster. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "luster" (pronounced lu"ster) |
| 5 | l u" s t er | bluster, cluster, fluster, lustre. |
| 4 | -u" s t er | duster, adjuster, Buster, juster, muster, thruster. |
| 3 | -s t er | dumpster, Easter, administer, alabaster, ancestor, aster, banister, bannister, barrister, blaster, blister, blockbuster, bolster, booster, broadcaster, burgomaster, canister, cannister, caster, Castor, cloister, coaster, concertmaster, coster, Dempster, Dexter, digester, disaster, ester, faster, Feaster, fester, filibuster, forecaster, Forester, Foster, gangbuster, gangster, Gaster, grandmaster, hamster, harvester, headmaster, heister, holster, huckster, imposter, impostor, investor, jester, keister, kiester, lackluster, laster, Leister, Lister, lobster, master, minister, Minster, Mister, mobster, molester, monster, muenster, Munster, nester, Nestor, newscaster, oldster, oleaster, ouster, oyster, paster, pastor, pester, pilaster, plaster, pollster, polyester, poster, postmaster, prankster, protester, quartermaster, raster, register, requester, rester, ringmaster, roadster, roaster, roister, rooster, roster, royster, schoolmaster, scoutmaster, seamster, semester, sequester, shyster, sinister, sister, spinster, sportscaster, stepsister, taskmaster, taster, teamster, tester, tipster, toaster, toastmaster, transistor, trickster, trimester, twister, Ulster, upholster, waster, Webster, Wester, youngster, zoster. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: lustre, result, rustle, sutler, ulster. | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: lures, lutes, rules, trues, tules. | |
-2 letters: erst, lest, lets, lues, lure, lust, lute, rest, rets, rues, rule, ruse, rust, ruts, slue, slur, suer, suet, sure, tels, true, tule, user. | |
-3 letters: els, ers, let, leu, res, ret, rue, rut, sel, ser, set, sue, tel, use, uts. | |
-4 letters: el, er, es, et, re, us, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: bluster, butlers, cluster, cutlers, estrual, fluster, fluters, hurtles, hustler, lusters, lustier, lustred, lustres, relucts, restful, results, ruliest, runlets, rustled, rustler, rustles, rutiles, saluter, spurtle, strudel, subtler, sutlers, turtles, ulsters. | |
+2 letters: baluster, blurters, blusters, blustery, burliest, clotures, clouters, clusters, clustery, clutters, coulters, cruelest, cultures, culverts, curliest, deluster, diluters, elytrous, flouters, flusters, flutters, frustule, gestural, gruntles, gurglets, guttlers, hurtless, hustlers, insulter, lectures, lustered, lustrate, lutherns, luthiers, moulters, multures, neutrals, outliers, poulters, purplest, quilters, refutals, resalute, resculpt, resolute, resulted, rivulets, rosulate, rundlets, rustable, rustlers, rustless, ruthless, saluters, sluttier, splutter, spurtles, staumrel, streusel, strudels, struggle, studlier, stumbler, subtiler, sulfuret, sultrier, surliest, troubles, truckles, truffles, trundles, trunnels, tumblers, tumbrels, tummlers, turfless, turnsole, turtlers, tutelars, uralites, urostyle, utiliser, utricles, vaulters, vestural, vultures. | |
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