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Definition of Lackluster
1. Adjective. Lacking brilliance or vitality. "A lusterless performance"
2. Adjective. Lacking luster or shine. "Lusterless hair"
Similar to: Dull
Derivative terms: Lusterlessness, Lustrelessness
Definition of Lackluster
1. n. A want of luster.
Definition of Lackluster
1. Adjective. Lacking brilliance or intelligence ¹
2. Adjective. Having no shine or lustre; dull ¹
3. Adjective. Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lackluster
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lackluster
Literary usage of Lackluster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Aid Book (1993)
"Shallow, irregular, labored breathing Pupils dilated Eyes dull and lackluster
Cyanosis (late stages of shock) FACE - PALE, DAZED LOOK EYES - DULL, ..."
2. The First Reader by William Torrey Harris (1902)
"Explain knoll, skulked, grizzled, jerkin, alacrity, transient, amphitheater,
doublets, hanger, uncouth, lackluster, flagons, " eyes swam in his head. ..."
3. The Fifth Reader by William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey, Henry David Thoreau (1879)
"Explain knoll, skulked, grizzled, jerkin, alacrity, transient, amphi theater,
doublets, hanger, uncouth, lackluster, flagons, " eyes swam in his head. ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the eyes: bleary, bleared, cloudy, blurred, dimmed, lackluster, dull.
blear, vt & i. dull, blur, cloud, dim. bleat, vi & n. cry (contextual), ..."
5. Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&D by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"The reasons for the current lackluster R&D record in the United States reflect
several factors. Declines in military R&D have certainly affected the ..."
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