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lus⋅trous

  [luhs-truhs]
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–adjective
1. having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
2. brilliant; splendid; resplendent; illustrious: a lustrous career.
Origin:
1595–1605; lust(e)r 1 + -ous

Related forms:
lus⋅trous⋅ly, adverb
lus⋅trous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. gleaming, radiant, glowing, shimmering. 2. refulgent, dazzling, gorgeous.
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lus·trous   (lŭs'trəs)   
adj.  
  1. Having a sheen or glow.
  2. Gleaming with or as if with brilliant light; radiant. See Synonyms at bright.
lus'trous·ly adv., lus'trous·ness n.
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Lustrous

Lus"trous\, a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d Luster.] Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and lustrous." --Shak. -- Lus"trous*ly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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