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LUSTRELESSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lustrelessness mean?
• LUSTRELESSNESS (noun)
The noun LUSTRELESSNESS has 1 sense:
1. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Familiarity information: LUSTRELESSNESS 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 ("lustrelessness" is a kind of...):
dullness (a lack of visual brightness)
Derivation:
lustreless (lacking luster or shine)
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