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lackluster
/ˈlæklʌstə(ɹ)/
adj 3noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
last, uninterested
VERB + LACKLUSTER
felt, gave, spent, spoken
LACKLUSTER + NOUN
candidates, day, demeanour, performance
PREP.
about, in, in, with
Definitions
adj
1
Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
2
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
A faded, and an ancient dragon he was; and many a wintry storm of rain, snow, sleet, and hail, had changed his colour from a gaudy blue to a faint lack-lustre shade of gray.
He sat looking at her with lack-lustre eyes. The light suddenly came back into them.
3
Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.
An allegedly true story emerges as a lackluster riff on American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street with a scrappy turn from an overly disguised lead star[.]
noun
1
Lack of brightness or points of interest.
2
A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — lacking luster or shine
- lacklustre
- lusterless
- lustreless
adjective — lacking brilliance or vitality
- lacklustre
- lusterless
- lustreless
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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A faded, and an ancient dragon he was; and many a wintry storm of rain, snow, sleet, and hail, had changed his colour from a gaudy blue to a faint lack-lustre shade of gray.
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He sat looking at her with lack-lustre eyes. The light suddenly came back into them.
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The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.
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Her results last year were lackluster.
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The electorate is largely uninterested in the lackluster candidates.
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It was a lackluster performance.
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