LACKLUSTER


Meaning of LACKLUSTER in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: lack (I) + luster (n.)

: lacking in sheen, radiance, or vitality : dull , uninspired

looked into space with lackluster eyes — Bram Stoker

the town has lackluster dirt streets and plenty of stray dogs — W.A.Krauss

eager new recruits too often are beaten down to the hangdog, lackluster average — Bennett Cerf

II. noun

: absence or want of luster

attempts to justify the lackluster of psychoanalytic biography — R.M.Wendlinger

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.