hyper lustrous

lus·trous

[luhs-truhs]
adjective
1.
having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
2.
brilliant; splendid; resplendent; illustrious: a lustrous career.

Origin:
1595–1605; lust(e)r1 + -ous

lus·trous·ly, adverb
lus·trous·ness, noun
hy·per·lus·trous, adjective
hy·per·lus·trous·ly, adverb
hy·per·lus·trous·ness, noun
non·lus·trous, adjective
non·lus·trous·ly, adverb
non·lus·trous·ness, noun
sem·i·lus·trous, adjective
sem·i·lus·trous·ly, adverb
sem·i·lus·trous·ness, noun
sub·lus·trous, adjective
sub·lus·trous·ly, adverb
sub·lus·trous·ness, noun
un·lus·trous, adjective
un·lus·trous·ly, adverb


1. gleaming, radiant, glowing, shimmering. 2. refulgent, dazzling, gorgeous.
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lustre or luster (ˈlʌstə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  reflected light; sheen; gloss
2.  radiance or brilliance of light
3.  great splendour of accomplishment, beauty, etc
4.  a substance used to polish or put a gloss on a surface
5.  a vase or chandelier from which hang cut-glass drops
6.  a drop-shaped piece of cut glass or crystal used as a decoration on a chandelier, vase, etc
7.  a.  a shiny metallic surface on some pottery and porcelain
 b.  (as modifier): lustre decoration
8.  mineralogy the way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral. It is one of the properties by which minerals are defined
 
vb
9.  to make, be, or become lustrous
 
[C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum]
 
luster or luster
 
n
 
vb
 
[C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum]
 
'lustreless or luster
 
adj
 
'lusterless or luster
 
adj
 
'lustrous or luster
 
adj

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lustrous
c.1600, from luster + -ous.
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