| 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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