English Explanatory Dictionary

lackluster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
  2. Having no shine or luster; dull.
  3. Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
noun
  1. Lack of brightness or points of interest.
  2. A person or thing of no particular brilliance or intelligence.

Pronunciation

/ˈlæklʌstə(ɹ)/ en-us-lackluster.ogg

Word forms

lackluster more lackluster most lackluster lack-lustre lacklustre lacklusters

Etymology

From lack + luster.

Synonyms

pallid simple thick addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded Boeotian boneheaded boofheaded braindead brainless bubbleheaded buffle-headed bullet-headed cerebrally challenged childish chowderheaded chuckleheaded crackbrained cretinous daft dense dented dim-bulb dim-headed dim-witted dim doltish dopey dozy drowsy dull-headed dull-minded dull-witted dull dumber than a box of rocks dumb dunderheaded empty-headed fatheaded feeble-minded flea-brained foolish fuzzy-headed fuzzy-minded goofy half-brained half-witted hammer-headed idiotic ignorant imbecilic inane insipid

Derived words

lacklusterly lacklusterness
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