"lackluster" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlæklʌstə(ɹ)/ Audio: en-us-lackluster.ogg [US] Forms: more lackluster [comparative], most lackluster [superlative]
Etymology: From lack + luster. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{compound|en|lack|luster}} lack + luster Head templates: {{en-adj}} lackluster (comparative more lackluster, superlative most lackluster)
  1. Lacking brilliance or intelligence. Tags: US Synonyms: simple, thick, stupid
    Sense id: en-lackluster-en-adj-x10TQwDk Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 17 26 21 25 11
  2. Having no shine or lustre; dull. Tags: US Synonyms: faint, wan, dim Translations (having no shine or lustre; dull): помътнял (pomǎtnjal) (Bulgarian), deslluït (Catalan), matný [masculine] (Czech), dof (Dutch), kiilloton (Finnish), samea (Finnish), terne (French), matt (German), glanzlos (German), farblos (German), lustlos (German), μουντός (mountós) (Greek), pallido (Italian), spento [masculine] (Italian), blāvs (Latvian), nespodrs (Latvian), bezbarwny (Polish), desbotado (Portuguese), tern (Romanian), mate (Spanish), pálido (Spanish), matt (Swedish), glanslös (Swedish), mat (Turkish), donuk (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-lackluster-en-adj-LAlsjBdJ Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 17 26 21 25 11 Disambiguation of 'having no shine or lustre; dull': 2 92 6
  3. (figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality. Tags: US, figuratively Synonyms: boring Translations (not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality): fat (Catalan), deslluït (Catalan), mdlý [masculine] (Czech), nevýrazný [masculine] (Czech), nezajímavý [masculine] (Czech), lattea (Finnish), mitäänsanomaton (Finnish), quelconque (French), mittelmäßig (German), langweilig (German), müde (German), μουντός (mountós) (Greek), haumate (Maori), memeha (Maori), mehameha (Maori), hihikokore (Maori), bezbarwny (Polish), mortiço (Portuguese), mediocre (Spanish), cansado (Spanish), aburrido (Spanish), deslucido (Spanish), alelade (Turkish), sıradan (Turkish), vasat (Turkish), cılız (Turkish), ölgün (Turkish), cansız (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-lackluster-en-adj-EiWO9Bye Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 17 26 21 25 11 Disambiguation of 'not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality': 1 3 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lack-lustre, lacklustre [UK]

Noun

IPA: /ˈlæklʌstə(ɹ)/ Audio: en-us-lackluster.ogg [US] Forms: lacklusters [plural]
Etymology: From lack + luster. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{compound|en|lack|luster}} lack + luster Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lackluster (countable and uncountable, plural lacklusters)
  1. (uncountable) Lack of brightness or points of interest. Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lackluster-en-noun-vS1isOxU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 18 55 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 22 19 49 5 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 17 26 21 25 11
  2. (countable) A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence. Tags: US, countable
    Sense id: en-lackluster-en-noun-6CwqE~PK Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 17 26 21 25 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lack-lustre, lacklustre [UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club",
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          "ref": "2020 June 29, Patrick Wintour, “UK criticised for 'lacklustre' response to Israel West Bank plans”, in The Guardian",
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          "ref": "2021 August 20, Martin Farrer, “Friday briefing: ‘Lacklustre’ Raab under pressure to quit”, in The Guardian",
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      "roman": "pomǎtnjal",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "помътнял"
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      "word": "deslluït"
    },
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matný"
    },
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "dof"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "kiilloton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "samea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "terne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "matt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "glanzlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "farblos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "lustlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mountós",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "μουντός"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "pallido"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "blāvs"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "nespodrs"
    },
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "bezbarwny"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "desbotado"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "tern"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "mate"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "pálido"
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      "word": "matt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "glanslös"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
      "word": "mat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having no shine or lustre; dull",
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      "word": "fat"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "lattea"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "mitäänsanomaton"
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      "word": "quelconque"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "mittelmäßig"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "müde"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "haumate"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "memeha"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "bezbarwny"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "mortiço"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "word": "mediocre"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "cansado"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "alelade"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "vasat"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "cılız"
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      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality",
      "word": "cansız"
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