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LUSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
Synonyms:
luster; lustre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("luster" is a kind of...):
glaze (a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The visual property of something that shines with reflected light
Synonyms:
luster; lustre; sheen; shininess
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("luster" is a kind of...):
effulgence; radiance; radiancy; refulgence; refulgency; shine (the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A quality that outshines the usual
Synonyms:
brilliancy; luster; lustre; splendor; splendour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("luster" is a kind of...):
brightness (the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white)
