WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lus•trous /ˈlʌstrəs/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- having luster;
shining:lustrous hair. - illustrious:a lustrous career.
lus•trous
(lus′trəs),USA pronunciation adj.
lus′trous•ly, adv.
lus′trous•ness, n.
- having luster;
shining;
luminous:lustrous eyes. - brilliant;
splendid;
resplendent;
illustrious:a lustrous career.
- lust(e)r1 + -ous 1595–1605
lus′trous•ness, n.
- 1. gleaming, radiant, glowing, shimmering. 2. refulgent, dazzling, gorgeous.
'lustrous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
broadcloth
- eucryphia
- glaze
- glossy
- lustre
- mercerize
- metal
- mica
- pearl
- pitch pine
- pyrogallol
- silk
- sphene
- splendent
- taffeta
- velvet
- water
- wax
- white gold
- antimony
- astrakhan
- bloom
- bright
- brilliant
- brilliantine
- carnauba
- chromium
- copal
- crow
- decating
- desert varnish
- ebony
- ermine
- flint
- gazelle
- genappe yarn
- glazed
- glisten
- golden
- Honan
- iridescence
- iridescent
- lacquer
- luster
- lusterer
- mink
- nacreous
- nitid
- obscure
- orient