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LUSTERLESSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lusterlessness mean?
• LUSTERLESSNESS (noun)
The noun LUSTERLESSNESS has 1 sense:
1. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Familiarity information: LUSTERLESSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
flatness; lusterlessness; lustrelessness; mat; matt; matte
Hypernyms ("lusterlessness" is a kind of...):
dullness (a lack of visual brightness)
Derivation:
lusterless (lacking luster or shine)
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"Dissent and you will be known." (Arabic proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)