Luster vs. Lustre

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  • Luster (noun)

    Shine, polish or sparkle.

    “He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.”

  • Luster (noun)

    By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.

    “After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.”

  • Luster (noun)

    Refinement, polish or quality.

    “He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.”

  • Luster (noun)

    A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.

  • Luster (noun)

    A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.

  • Luster (noun)

    Lusterware.

  • Luster (noun)

    A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women’s dresses.

  • Luster (noun)

    A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.

  • Luster (noun)

    One who lusts.

  • Luster (verb)

    To gleam, have luster.

  • Luster (verb)

    To give luster, distinguish.

  • Luster (verb)

    To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.

  • Lustre (noun)

    (shine, etc.)

  • Lustre (noun)

    the way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.

  • Lustre (noun)

    a glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons

  • Lustre (noun)

    a chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres

  • Lustre (noun)

    (a lustrum)

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