lusterless
/ˈlʌstələs/
"lusterless" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lusterless” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte finished.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lusterless · lusterless · English
lusterless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lusterless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlʌstələs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lusterless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lusterless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlʌstələs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lusterless in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From luster + -less. The correct English form is lusterless, spelled L-U-S-T-E-R-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte finished.
- 2Without brilliance, unremarkable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lusterless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The lips were of the usual marble pallor. The eyes were lustreless.
His thick, heavy, languid, lustreless black hair fell down behind his ears on to his shoulders, in that musicianlike way that is so offensive to the normal Englishman.
Etymology
From luster + -less.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.