luster
- Noun. (US) Shine, polish or sparkle.
- Noun. By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.
- Noun. Refinement, polish or quality.
- Verb. (intransitive) To gleam, have luster.
- Verb. (transitive) To give luster, distinguish.
- Verb. (transitive) To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.
- Noun. A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.
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