Definition of "lustrious" [lustrious]

• Fantastic; amazing; splendid (adjective)
• Beautiful; sparkling; dazzling (adjective)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "While the mulatto and octoroon may reveal the Saxon in the fairness of the skin, the Negro reinforcement shows itself generally in the slight inclination of the lips toward thickness, the lustrious black of the eye and hair which is generally abundant and slightly woolly in texture."
• "His head was of unusual size, his eyes deep-seated and lustrious, and had a voice powerful yet pleasing; his action, while not remarkably graceful, was easy and impressive."
• "The lustrious orb—Venus contralto—the blooming mother,"