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What is the adjective for lustreless?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs luster and lustre which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

lusterless

Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte finished.
Without brilliance, unremarkable.
Synonyms:

dull, flat, drab, lackluster, lacklustre, unpolished, faded, colorless, colourless, dim, dulled, lifeless, matte, pale, mat, matt, unburnished, washed out, lustreless, muted, unlustrous, dreary, pallid, ashen, somber, sombre, grey, gray, dingy, washed-out, subdued, pastel, toned down, dark, plain, ashy, illustrous, subfusc, neutral, bleak, black, dull-coloured, light, restrained, dark-colored, washy, understated, dark-coloured, watery, discoloured … more

Examples:

“Mitch and I imagined ourselves refinishing the lusterless hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms.”

“The stage is lusterless, the direction inert, the action scrappy, and every invitation for theatrical excitement turned aside.”

“If the person inhales inadequately, then the face will appear pale and lusterless.”

lustrous

Having a glow or lustre.
As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.
Synonyms:

bright, brilliant, shining, radiant, luminous, glowing, dazzling, shiny, gleaming, incandescent, glossy, beaming, refulgent, lambent, sheeny, effulgent, lucent, polished, sparkling, burnished, candescent, glistening, bedazzling, lucid, fulgent, sleek, clear, scintillating, satiny, splendid, shimmering, buffed, satin, irradiant, twinkling, rubbed, glorious, glinting, glacé, waxy, glittering, resplendent, glassy, smooth, intense, vivid, flashing, blazing, luminescent, ablaze … more

Examples:

“Gideon smiled to himself, loving her laugh and the way it made her eyes twinkle like lustrous sapphires.”

“Light reflections on the ceramic glaze and the lacquer surface emphasize the lustrous qualities of each.”

“Originally known as Black Leghorns, Anconas have lustrous black feathers, some tipped with white, giving a beautiful mottled appearance.”

lustreless

(chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of lusterless
Synonyms:

dull, flat, drab, lackluster, lacklustre, unpolished, faded, colorless, colourless, dim, dulled, lifeless, lusterless, matte, pale, mat, matt, unburnished, washed out, dreary, muted, pallid, unlustrous, somber, sombre, plain, ashen, dingy, grey, subdued, gray, washed-out, toned down, dark, pastel, uninspiring, boring, ashy, illustrous, vapid, uninteresting, tedious, monotonous, unexciting, dry, insipid, prosaic, wearisome, neutral, subfusc … more

Examples:

“Once the chemical state of the scalp alters, scales build up and the hair becomes dry and lustreless.”

“Once the chemical state of the scalp alters, scales buid up and the hair become dry and lustreless.”

“When danger of ill health was present, a stone acclimatized to its wearer would become dull and lustreless.”

lustred

Having a lustre.

lustered

simple past tense and past participle of luster
Synonyms:

sparkled, twinkled, flashed, gleamed, glittered, shimmered, glinted, glistened, glimmered, scintillated, coruscated, winked, glistered, glanced, flamed, winkled, spangled, lustred, shined, shone, flickered, blinked, glowed, fulgurated, effulged, phosphoresced, incandesced, glared, luminesced, sparked, flared, blazed, caught the light, beamed, reflected, radiated, dazzled, lit, lighted, sheened, fluoresced, burnt, burned, reflected light, danced, lit up, ignited, kindled, bedazzled, illuminated … more

lustering

present participle of luster
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