Meaning of "lustre" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUSTRE

From Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LUSTRE

lustre  [ˈlʌstə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUSTRE

Lustre is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lustre in English.

WHAT DOES LUSTRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lustre in the English dictionary

The first definition of lustre in the dictionary is reflected light; sheen; gloss. Other definition of lustre is radiance or brilliance of light. Lustre is also great splendour of accomplishment, beauty, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LUSTRE

PRESENT

Present

I lustre

you lustre

he/she/it lustres

we lustre

you lustre

they lustre

Present continuous

I am lustring

you are lustring

he/she/it is lustring

we are lustring

you are lustring

they are lustring

Present perfect

I have lustred

you have lustred

he/she/it has lustred

we have lustred

you have lustred

they have lustred

Present perfect continuous

I have been lustring

you have been lustring

he/she/it has been lustring

we have been lustring

you have been lustring

they have been lustring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I lustred

you lustred

he/she/it lustred

we lustred

you lustred

they lustred

Past continuous

I was lustring

you were lustring

he/she/it was lustring

we were lustring

you were lustring

they were lustring

Past perfect

I had lustred

you had lustred

he/she/it had lustred

we had lustred

you had lustred

they had lustred

Past perfect continuous

I had been lustring

you had been lustring

he/she/it had been lustring

we had been lustring

you had been lustring

they had been lustring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lustre

you will lustre

he/she/it will lustre

we will lustre

you will lustre

they will lustre

Future continuous

I will be lustring

you will be lustring

he/she/it will be lustring

we will be lustring

you will be lustring

they will be lustring

Future perfect

I will have lustred

you will have lustred

he/she/it will have lustred

we will have lustred

you will have lustred

they will have lustred

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lustring

you will have been lustring

he/she/it will have been lustring

we will have been lustring

you will have been lustring

they will have been lustring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lustre

you would lustre

he/she/it would lustre

we would lustre

you would lustre

they would lustre

Conditional continuous

I would be lustring

you would be lustring

he/she/it would be lustring

we would be lustring

you would be lustring

they would be lustring

Conditional perfect

I would have lustre

you would have lustre

he/she/it would have lustre

we would have lustre

you would have lustre

they would have lustre

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lustring

you would have been lustring

he/she/it would have been lustring

we would have been lustring

you would have been lustring

they would have been lustring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lustre
we let´s lustre
you lustre

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lustre

Past participle

lustred

Present Participle

lustring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LUSTRE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lustre» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lustre

brightness · brilliance · burnish · dazzle · distinction · excitement · fame · gleam · glint · glitter · glory · gloss · glow · honour · illustriousness · kick · lambency · luminousness · pleasure · prestige · radiance · renown · resplendence · sensation · sheen · shimmer · shine · sparkle · thrill · tingle

TRANSLATION OF LUSTRE

Find out the translation of lustre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lustre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lustre» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 光泽
• Translator English - Spanish: brillo
• English: lustre
• Translator English - Hindi: चमक
• Translator English - Arabic: بريق
• Translator English - Russian: блеск
• Translator English - Portuguese: brilho
• Translator English - Bengali: দীপ্তি
• Translator English - French: lustre
• Translator English - Malay: Kilauan
• Translator English - German: Glanz
• Translator English - Japanese: 光沢
• Translator English - Korean: 광택
• Translator English - Javanese: Luster
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ánh
• Translator English - Tamil: காந்தி
• Translator English - Marathi: चमक
• Translator English - Turkish: parıltı
• Translator English - Italian: lucentezza
• Translator English - Polish: połysk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: блиск
• Translator English - Romanian: luciu
• Translator English - Greek: λάμψη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: glans
• Translator English - Swedish: lyster
• Translator English - Norwegian: glans

5 QUOTES WITH «LUSTRE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lustre.

1

Akhenaton

When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.

2

Nita Ambani

India is now changing and regaining its lustre, and it is coming of age.

3

Herodotus

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.

4

Samuel L. Jackson

We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.

5

Jonathan Raban

By the end of the 1980s, Seattle had taken on the dangerous lustre of a promised city. The rumour had gone out that if you had failed in Detroit you might yet succeed in Seattle - and that if you'd succeeded in Seoul, you could succeed even better in Seattle... Seattle was the coming place. So I joined the line of hopefuls.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUSTRE»

Discover the use of lustre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lustre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre: The Work of Daisy Makeig-Jones

The book, however, covers a wider field.

Una Des Fontaines, 1975

The Lustre of Our Country: The American Experience of ...

It explores the very roots of the notions of freedom which underlie a constitutional democracy. . . . This is a great work, grounded in vast learning and love of the principles of law, reason, and religion.

John Thomas Noonan, 1998

Lustre

There is therefore an advantage to making your own using more natural materials. This handbook covers every lustre that can be made, with recipes and kiln instructions.

Greg Daly, 2012

Verifying Safety Properties of Lustre Programs: An SMT-based ...

An important problem in hardware and software design is ensuring a designed system is error-free.

George Edward Hagen, 2008

Undimmed lustre: the life of Antony Tudor

This book, written by Muriel Topaz, student, colleague, notator, assistant, and long time friend of Tudor's, reveals the misconceptions and contradictions that have attached themselves to the artist.

Muriel Topaz, 2002

Shine Like the Sun: Lustre-Painted and Associated Pottery ...

"The glazed ceramics produced in the Islamic world are of tremendous importance to the fields of art-history, archaeology and the history of technology.

Robert B. Mason, 2004

Collecting Old Lustre Ware

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

W. Bosanko, 2010

LIFE

A swank hairdresser had introduced Sally to an amazing shampoo called Lustre- Creme. Not a soap, not a liquid, but a dainty new, rich -lathering cream shampoo. Created by a noted cosmetic specialist, Kay Daumit, to make wayward hair ...

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Magazine of Popular Science, and Journal of the Useful Arts

between the light and the eye, that it is translucent at the edges. "When this is not the case, it is described as opaque. Lustre. — Lustre is the relation which a fossil bears to the reflection of light, occasioned partly by the smoothness of the ...

‎1837

The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English ...

LUSTRE. a. m. (I. de métier). Le lustre d'une e'tqfl'e, the lustre—Nie gluss uf astufl' . Le lustre de l'e'bène d'une table d'acajou, the brightneas, the polish—of ebuny —ofa rnuhoguuy table. Elle parut au bal dans tout son lustre, ahe nppeured at ...

John Charles Tarver, 1867

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUSTRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lustre is used in the context of the following news items.

Will gold regain its lustre? - Livemint

Of course, the love for jewellery among the Chinese and Indians would resuscitate demand but there are no guarantees in the near term. «Livemint, Jul 15»

FCI changes policy to get rid of 'lustre loss' wheat | The Financial …

FCI has modified the 'first in first out' policy this year as most of the grain procured suffers from lustre loss and cannot be stored for a long period. «Financial Express, Jul 15»

Precious metal loses its lustre | The Times

Have you come across John Reed? What an absolute pillock. For three years, he used a 17-pound lump of rock his son found in the local creek ... «The Times, Jul 15»

WATCH: James Reid and Nadine Lustre in 'On The Wings of Love …

JADINE. James Reid and Nadine Lustre star in the upcoming show 'On The Wings of Love' directed by Antoinette Jadaone. Screengrab from ... «Rappler, Jul 15»

JSE closes weaker in choppy trade as miners lose lustre

THE JSE turned negative in the late afternoon on Friday in choppy trade after the Dow opened softer, and despite firmer Asian markets. «BDlive, Jul 15»

Magna Carta 800 years on: faded lustre and family law

A handful of its core principles, however, possess a lustre that has, for 799 years, illuminated the historical development of English ... «Family Law, Jul 15»

Straight talking is refreshing but without change it loses its lustre

JUST like the weather the state of the Irish health system is responsible for far too much of our national conversation. But we seem to have ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

Bright Computing Integrates Intel Enterprise Edition for Lustre

Systems administrators can easily deploy, use and maintain Intel Enterprise Edition for Lustre using Bright. Because Intel Enterprise Edition for ... «insideHPC, Jul 15»

Nadine Lustre shows off fitness routine

KAPAMILYA actress Nadine Lustre shows off her boxing form and skills in Sports U today along with AJ Muhlach, the younger brother of Aga ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»

Relief for ailing Lonmin as platinum regains its lustre

Long-suffering investors still with Lonmin were given a rare respite yesterday when brokers said that depressed platinum prices could be due a ... «The Times, Jul 15»