Meanings
adjectivelustreless (comparative more lustreless, superlative most lustreless)
comparative more lustreless · superlative most lustreless
- UKalternativeAlternative spelling of lusterless.
His thick, heavy, languid, lustreless black hair fell down behind his ears on to his shoulders, in that musicianlike way that is so offensive to the normal Englishman.
1894, George du Maurier, “Part First”, in Trilby: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, pages 11–12
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking brilliance or vitality
adjectivelacking luster or shine
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishlustre
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishlustreless
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APA
lustreless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustreless
MLA
“lustreless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustreless. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lustreless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lustreless.
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