luster

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In her comradeship for him their luster was almost like that of which he had dreamed so often.

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  1. noun Soft reflected light; sheen.
  2. noun Brilliance or radiance of light; brightness.
  3. noun Glory, radiance, distinction, or splendor, as of achievement, reputation, or beauty.
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  • The hardwood floors and moldings were beautifully finished to a soft luster, and the walls were painted a pale buttery yellow. —  Garwood, Julie - Mercy
  • No longer did his hair seem to hold its previous luster, as though its shiny blackness was being dulled as surely as Gary's hopes and dreams. —  The Woods Out Back
  • But the Danielsen ; Haas building had been constructed of white marble blocks polished to a glassy luster, and fitted together with joints that were hardly visible to the naked eye. —  003 - Quest of the Spider
  • Then the drug took hold; his eyes lost their luster, his mouth sagged open, his hands lay peacefully at his sides. —  Kahawa
  • The eyes would be without luster, the light drained from them. —  The Gravedigger’s Daughter
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sheen ·  lustre ·  radiance ·  effulgence ·  shimmer ·  iridescence ·  luminescence ·  brilliancy ·  whiteness ·  shine ·  glitter ·  glint
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  1. French lustre, from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from lustrare, to make bright, from Latin lūstrāre, from lūstrum, purification; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from lust + -er .
  2. from Latin lustrum, a slough, bog, den of wild beasts, an evil haunt; a different word from lustrum, a purification, but of like formation; from luere, wash, = Greek λούειν, wash: see lave .
 

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