lustrious

English

Etymology

From lustre +‎ -ious, modelled after illustrious.[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌs.tɹɪ.əs/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlʌs.tɹi.əs/, /ˈləs-/
Hyphenation: lus‧tri‧ous

Adjective

lustrious (comparative more lustrious, superlative most lustrious)

(obsolete, rare) Amazing, fantastic; splendid.
- 1892, Walt Whitman, “Proud Music of the Storm”, in Leaves of Grass […], Philadelphia, Pa.: David McKay, publisher, […], OCLC 1514723, stanza 3, page 313:
  (The teeming lady comes, / The lustrious orb, Venus contralto, the blooming mother. / Sister of loftiest gods, Alboni's self I hear.)
(obsolete, rare) Dazzling, sparkling; beautiful.
Synonyms: glowing, lustrous, radiant, shimmering

Derived terms

lustriously
lustriousness

References

“lustrious, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1903.

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