Lustrous meaning

Adjective: lustrous

Pronunciation: (lus-trus)

Lustrous meaning:

1. Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. Synonyms: bright, burnished, shining, shiny
2. Brilliant. Synonyms: glorious
3. Reflecting light. Synonyms: glistening, glossy, sheeny, shining, shiny

Quotations: Charles Dickens – There is no wealth, she went on, turning paler as she watched him, while her eyes grew yet more lustrous in their earnestness, “that could buy these words of me, and the meaning that belongs to them. Once cast away as idle breath, no wealth or power can bring them back. I mean them; I have weighed them; and I will be true to what I undertake.

James Mooney – This is a wonderful time for your hair. Because of all those hormones, your hair will be thicker and more lustrous. Pregnancy can change the texture of your hair.

Phillip Brooks – The earth has grown old with its burden of care but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung.

Unknown – In shape, it is perfectly elliptical. In texture, it is smooth and lustrous. In colour, it ranges from pale alabaster to warm terra cotta. And in taste, it outstrips all the lush pomegranates that Swinburne was so fond of sinking his lyrical teeth into.

Sample sentences:

1. She has brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves.
2. You have set a lustrous example for others to follow.
3. They are lustrous actors of the time.
4. I do have lustrous auburn hair