ADJECTIVE | all | lustrous, bright, burnished, shining, shiny | made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing |
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all | lustrous | brilliant | |
all | lustrous, glistening, glossy, sheeny, shiny, shining | reflecting light |
Sounds | lah'strahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. | |
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Example | "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves" | |
Synonyms | bright, burnished, shining, shiny | |
Broader | polished | perfected or made shiny and smooth |
Spanish | brillante, bruñido, luminoso, lustroso, reluciente | |
Catalan | brillant, lluent, llustrós |
Meaning | brilliant. | |
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Broader | glorious | Having or deserving or conferring glory |
Meaning | Reflecting light. | |
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Example | "lustrous auburn hair" | |
Synonyms | glistening, glossy, sheeny, shiny, shining | |
Broader | bright | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
Spanish | brillante, lustroso, refulgente, reluciente | |
Catalan | brillant, lluent | |
Nouns | lustre | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light |
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