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[ lak-luhs-ter ] / ˈlækˌlʌs tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lackluster ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes. lacking liveliness, vitality, spirit, or enthusiasm: a lackluster performance. nouna lack of brilliance or vitality. Also especially British, lack·lus·tre . Origin of lacklusterFirst recorded in 1590–1600; lack + luster1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lacklusterThe eyelids fluttered and lack-luster eyes looked into mine. The Professor's Mystery|Wells Hastings But it was a lack-luster eye that turned on the entering officer this day. A Soldier's Trial|Charles King Among these peculiarities the lack-luster is unimportant, since it is due to want of care and uncleanliness. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de Comyn For a split second, Pete's eyes lost their lack-luster appearance and venom flooded them. Trading Jeff and his Dog|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Words related to lacklusterflat, uninspired, boring, muted, ho-hum, blah, blind, colorless, dark, dead, dim, drab, dry, laid-back, leaden, nothing, obscure, pabulum, prosaic, unimaginative |