lackluster
/ˈlæklʌstɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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[.]"
- "It’s fascinating to see a show wrap up in a manner wherein many of the flaws so clearly occur offscreen rather than on; the plague of season eight hasn’t been lackluster episodes, for the most part (though “The Last Of The Starks” was a definite low point)."
- "Pressure on the UK government to commit to concrete measures and not just “lacklustre” verbal condemnation if Israel goes ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank has been stepped up by a coalition of 14 British charities and human rights groups."
Etymology
Etymology tree English lack English lust Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English luster English lackluster From lack + luster.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlæklʌstɚ/
- British English: /ˈlæklʌstə/
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable
- Countable
Inflected Forms
more lackluster (comparative)
most lackluster (superlative)
lack-lustre (alternative, UK)
lacklustre (alternative, UK)
lacklusters (plural)