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# lustre

noun (lustre — uncountable; US spelling: luster)

«lustre» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lustre is a soft, shining glow on a surface, like the shine on pearls, silk, metal or healthy hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#m1)
2. Lustre is the special quality or fame that makes something seem bright and admired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#m2)
3. (science) Lustre is how a mineral reflects light: metallic, glassy, pearly, dull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on rocks and metals, lustre is one way to identify minerals: gold has a metallic lustre, quartz a glassy one. In everyday life polishing brings back lustre. In stories «the event lost its lustre» means it became less exciting. Phrases: «metallic lustre», «lose its lustre», «add lustre to».

### Examples

- The pearl had a beautiful soft lustre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#x1)
- Gold keeps its lustre for thousands of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#x2)
- Polishing the old spoon brought back its lustre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#x3)
- We sorted the minerals by lustre: metallic or non-metallic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#x4)
- Her hair had a healthy lustre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#x5)
- After a week, the new game lost its lustre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#x6)
- If it sparkles as brightly as ever go straight on, but if its lustre is dimmed choose another path.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/#x7)

### Note

UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand: «lustre»; USA: «luster». Adjective «lustrous» (shiny). Uncountable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lustre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lustre/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lustre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lustre.html) on Mova free.