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lustre
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?st?/
Etymology 1
From Middle French lustre. See luster (etymology 1).
Noun
lustre (countable and uncountable, plural lustres)
- (British spelling) Alternative form of luster (shine, etc.)
- (geology) The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
- A glass ornament such as a prism or cut glass dangling beneath a chandelier; usually in clusters or festoons
- (dated) A chandelier, particularly one decorated with glass lustres
Antonyms
- dullness
- lacklustre
Derived terms
- lustreware
Related terms
- lustrous
Translations
Verb
lustre (third-person singular simple present lustres, present participle lustring, simple past and past participle lustred)
- (British spelling) Alternative form of luster
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin lustrum. See luster (etymology 2)
Noun
lustre (plural lustres)
- (British spelling) Alternative form of luster (a lustrum)
Translations
Anagrams
- Ulster, lurest, luster, luters, result, rulest, rustle, sutler, truels, ulster
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin lustrum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?lus.t??/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?lus.t?e/
Noun
lustre m (plural lustres)
- lustrum (period of five years)
Related terms
- llustre
Further reading
- “lustre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lyst?/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin l?strum.
Noun
lustre m (plural lustres)
- lustrum; period of five years
- (figuratively) a very long time
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian lustro.
Noun
lustre m (plural lustres)
- lustre, chandelier
- gloss, shine, lustre
Related terms
- lustrage
- lustrer
- lustrine
Descendants
- Russian: ??????? f (ljústra)
Further reading
- “lustre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
lustre f pl
- feminine plural of lustro
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lustro.
Noun
lustre m (plural lustres)
- lustre; shine
Portuguese
Etymology
From French lustre.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?lu?.t??/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?lus.t?i/, /?lu?.t?i/
- Hyphenation: lus?tre
Noun
lustre m (plural lustres)
- chandelier
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lust?e/, [?lus.t??e]
Noun
lustre m (plural lustres)
- lustre, shine
Verb
lustre
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of lustrar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of lustrar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of lustrar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of lustrar.
Further reading
- “lustre” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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oriental
English
Etymology
See Oriental.
Adjective
oriental (comparative more oriental, superlative most oriental)
- Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
Synonyms
- eastern
Antonyms
- occidental
Noun
oriental (plural orientals)
- Alternative letter-case form of Oriental
Derived terms
- oriental bittersweet (Celastrum orbiculatum)
References
- The Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 1998, published 2000, ?ISBN
- The Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1975, published 1976
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, London: Oxford University Press, 1974, published 1974, ?ISBN
- oriental at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Tirolean, relation, taileron, tenorial
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.?i.?n?tal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.?i.?n?tal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.?i.en?tal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
oriental (masculine and feminine plural orientals)
- eastern
- Synonym: de l'est
Derived terms
- orientalisme
- orientalista
- orientalitzar
Related terms
- orient
- Pirineus Orientals
See also
(compass points) punt cardinal;
Further reading
- “oriental” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “oriental” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “oriental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “oriental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.?j??.tal/
- Homophones: orientale, orientales
Adjective
oriental (feminine singular orientale, masculine plural orientaux, feminine plural orientales)
- Eastern, of the east, of or relating to the Orient especially Asiatic, but most commonly to the Far East.
Derived terms
Related terms
- orient
Further reading
- “oriental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- enrôlait, relation
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
oriental m or f (plural orientais)
- eastern
- Antonym: occidental
Derived terms
- orientalismo
- orientalista
- orientalizar
Related terms
- oriente
Further reading
- “oriental” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Adjective
oriental m (feminine singular orientala, masculine plural orientals, feminine plural orientalas)
- eastern
- Antonym: occidental
Related terms
- orient
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aw
Adjective
oriental m or f (plural orientais, comparable)
- east; eastern (relating to or located in the east)
- Eastern; Oriental (relating to Asia and Asian culture)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:oriental.
Derived terms
- orientalismo
- orientalista
- orientalizar
Noun
oriental m, f (plural orientais)
- someone from Asia
- (historical) someone from Uruguay
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:oriental.
Related terms
- Oriente
Further reading
- “oriental” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French oriental, Latin orientalis.
Adjective
oriental m or n (feminine singular oriental?, masculine plural orientali, feminine and neuter plural orientale)
- eastern
Declension
Antonyms
- occidental
Related terms
- orient
- orientalism
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orientalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o?jen?tal/, [o.?j?n??t?al]
- Hyphenation: o?rien?tal
Adjective
oriental (plural orientales)
- eastern
- Antonym: occidental
- Oriental
- (dated, Argentina) Uruguayan
- 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 10:
- Señor, ¿usted es oriental o argentino?
- Sir, are you Uruguayan or Argentine?
- 1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 10:
Derived terms
Related terms
- oriente
See also
- occidental
- meridional/sureño
- septentrional/norteño
Noun
oriental m or f (plural orientales)
- easterner
Further reading
- “oriental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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