luster

n.

1. Soft reflected light; sheen.
2. Brilliance or radiance of light; brightness.
3. Glory, radiance, distinction, or splendor, as of achievement, reputation, or beauty.
4. A glass pendant, especially on a chandelier.
5. A decorative object, such as a chandelier, that gives off light.
6. Any of various substances, such as wax or glaze, used to give an object a gloss or polish.
7. The surface glossiness of ceramic ware after glazing, especially the metallic sheen of lusterware.
8. A fabric, such as alpaca, having a glossy surface.
9. The appearance of a mineral surface judged by its brilliance and ability to reflect light.

v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.tr.

1. To give a gloss, glaze, or sheen to.
2. To give or add glory, radiance, distinction, or splendor to.

v.intr.
To be or become lustrous.

[French lustre, from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from lustrare, to make bright, from Latin lūstrāre, from lūstrum, purification.]

noun

1. A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface: burnish, glaze, gloss, polish, sheen, shine, sleekness. See light/darkness.
2. A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See important/unimportant, knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.

n

Definition: gloss, shine
Antonyms: darkness, dullness, matte

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1. An iridescent decorative surface appearance.
2. A surface or coating which imparts a gloss, sheen, glitter, or sparkle.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - glans, skær, lustre, hæder, berømmelse, pragt, prisme

2.
n. - lustrum, renselsesceremoni der fandt sted i Rom hvert femte år, femår, femårsperiode

Nederlands (Dutch)
glans, schittering, lak, luister, pracht, (geslepen glas van) lichtkroon, (metaal)glazuur, weerspiegeling op mineralen, lustrum, opluisteren

Français (French)
1.
n. - éclat, pendeloque, lustre (de plafond), cire (pour polir), (Tex) alpaga

2.
n. - (Hist) cérémonie de purification dans la Rome antique, période quinquennale

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Glanz, Schimmer

2.
n. - Lustrum

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λάμψη, στιλπνότητα, λαμπρότητα, αίγλη, ακτινοβολία, κρύσταλλος πολυελαίου

Italiano (Italian)
pompa, lustro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lustro (m), brilho (m)

Русский (Russian)
придавать блеск, становиться блестящим, блеск, слава, люстра, очистительная жертва в фревнем Риме

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - lustre, brillo

2.
n. - lustro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - glans, lyster, skimmer, (bildl.) glans, ära, strålande skönhet, kristallkrona, lystergarn, lystertyg, lustrum, femårsperiod

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
光彩, 荣耀, 釉, 渴望者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 光彩, 榮耀, 釉, 渴望者

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 광택, 광택제, 광휘

2.
n. - 5년간

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 渇望者, 好色者, 光沢, 光栄, 栄光, シャンデリア, つや付け材料

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لمعان, بريق, رونق, بهلء, شهرة, مجد, ثريا, نسيج صقيل من قطن وصوف, آنيه خزفيه مطليه بطلاء لماع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברק, זוהר, קרינה, נברשת, פרסום, אריג מבריק, בייחוד מכותנה ומצמר‬
n. - ‮חומש (תקופה של חמש שנים)‬

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