lacklustre
lacklustre is the alternative spelling of lackluster.
Meaning of lackluster
Adjective
lackluster (comparative more lackluster, superlative most lackluster)
- Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
- Synonyms:
- simple, thick, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed
- Having no shine or luster; 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.1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 3, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC, page 19
- Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
- The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.
- Synonyms:
- bloodless, tedious, middling, pedestrian, banal, basic, mindless, beat, blah, commonplace
Forms of lacklustre
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more lacklustre |
| superlative | most lacklustre |
| Noun | |
| plural | lacklustres |
Origin of lacklustre
From lack + lustre.
Words formed from lacklustre
Questions about lacklustre
- What is lacklustre the alternative spelling of?
- Lacklustre is the alternative spelling of lackluster.
Words near lacklustre in the dictionary
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