lackluster
English
adj
Definitions
- Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
- Having no shine or lustre; dull.
- Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
Etymology
Compound from English lack + English luster.
Origin
English
luster
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alack English
- deluster English
- lack English
- lack-all English
- lack-grace English
- lack-latin English
- lack-laughter English
- lack-learning English
- lack-life English
- lack-linen English
- lack-looks English
- lack-love English
- lack-mind English
- lack-pity English
- lackbrain English
- lacker English
- lackest English
- lacketh English
- lackland English
- lackless English
- lacklusterly English
- lacklusterness English
- lacklustre English
- lackstock English
- lackwit English
- luster English
- lusterless English
- lusterware English
- lustrify English
- lustre Middle French
- lak Middle Low German