overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lustrous.

Having a glow or lustre.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlʌ.stɹəs/General-American
  1. Having a glow or lustre.

  2. As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English lustre Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English lustrous From lustre + -ous.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

lustrous has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

lustrous studiolustrous workshello, lustrous

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.