Synonyms for luster
- noun
- American English
Most common
glory shine radiance brilliancy gloss sheen den quinquennium
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Shine — shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine
shine, brilliancy, splendor US, splendour UK, glory, radiance, light, brightness, effulgence, resplendence, ardency, brilliance, glow, glare, refulgence
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
the luster of the minor stars
- n. 2
Polish, social refinement.
Sure, the posh git spoke with fine lustre. ’S all a load of bollocks, though, innit?
Related words
- Word family
- lusterless lustrious lustrous lustrate lustration
- Other spellings
- lustre UK lustrum
Forms
- Plural
- lusters → shines, brilliancies, splendors, glories…
Example sentences
- glory You can't appreciate the flies in all their glory.
- shine The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
- radiance What is life without the radiance of love?
- gloss The girl bought some lip gloss at the convenience store.
- sheen Silk is known for its natural sheen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| luster | steady | |
| glory | rising | |
| shine | rising | |
| radiance | steady | |
| brilliancy | steady | |
| gloss | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- den1
- 4 letters
- fire2, glow1
- 5 letters
- light1, glory2, shine1, gloss1, glare1, sheen1, gleam1
- 6 letters
- polish2
- 7 letters
- ardency
- 8 letters
- splendor2, radiance3
- 9 letters
- splendour, shininess
- 10 letters
- brightness2, brilliance2, brilliancy, effulgence, refulgence
- 12 letters
- resplendence, quinquennium
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).