LUSTERLESS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

lusterless

adjective

Definition of lusterless

as in dulled

lacking a surface luster or gloss a small tombstone of lusterless granite marks his modest grave

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Adjective

This is a season so overwhelmingly dull that it’s taken three different gay guys to recap it.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Iñárritu seems to think this visual alone is funny, but that would require getting past the persistently dull and witless writing.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of dull

Adjective

Its 85-inch QLED display features a highly matte anti-glare screen, so your art and movies look lifelike without annoying reflections.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
The long-wearing formula sets to a semi-matte finish that resists oil and humidity, too.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of matte

Adjective

According to a preliminary investigation, the crash happened as a gray Toyota Camry sped south on Prospect.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
In Proserpina, eleven vertical yellow wooden rods, enrobed in layers of gray and maroon wire netting, increase in length around a wire-mesh spiral that reaches three feet at its tallest point.

— Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of gray

Adjective

The fixture can attach to any flat surface with stick-on adhesives in just seconds, so say goodbye to the days of dim bathroom lighting or cooking under gloomy overheads.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
The limited electricity supply also left classrooms dim and prevented the school from using refrigerators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dim

Adjective

Rocha developed Parker’s dress from an existing show piece, reworking its hand-laced, unraveling ribbons in a pale ballet pink intended as a nod to pointe shoes.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Wide, pale pink, satin ribbons were threaded loosely throughout the dress, culminating in bows at the shoulders.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pale

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