What does lacklustre mean?

Definitions for lacklustre
lack·lus·tre

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lacklustre.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustrelessadjective

    lacking brilliance or vitality

    "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

  2. lackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustrelessadjective

    lacking luster or shine

    "staring with lackluster eyes"; "lusterless hair"

GCIDE

  1. Lacklustreadjective

    Lacking spirit, liveliness, or enthusiasm; dull.

  2. Lacklustreadjective

    Mediocre; as, a lackluster performance.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lacklustreadjective

    Wanting brightness.

    Etymology: lack and lustre.

    And then he drew a dial from his poke,
    And looking on it with lacklustre eye,
    Says very wisely, it is ten a clock. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. lacklustre

    Esa Ruoho (born 26 October 1978 in Helsinki, Finland), better known as Lackluster, is a Finnish electronic music producer and performer from Kontula, Helsinki. He is also known as Esa Ruoho, XLLV, Can'O'Lard and Kökö and the Köks.Ruoho has lived most of his life in Helsinki, Finland, but has also, since 2000, travelled to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada for six months in 2000–2001, and also spent time in Dublin, Ireland.

ChatGPT

  1. lacklustre

    Lacklustre is an adjective used to describe something that is lacking in vitality, vigor, force or enthusiasm; it can refer to something dull, uninspired, or not exciting. It is generally used to refer to mundane or mediocre performances, situations or objects that fail to impress or stimulate interest.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lacklustrenoun

    a want of luster

  2. Lacklustreadjective

    wanting luster or brightness

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lacklustre in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lacklustre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lacklustre in a Sentence

  1. Glass Lewis:

    We have strong concerns regarding pay outcomes relative to financial performance and investor outcomes in respect of the past fiscal year, in particular, we note that bonus payouts to the executive directors were at 100 percent of maximum opportunity despite the lacklustre overall performance during fiscal year 2015.

  2. Julian Evans-Pritchard:

    The PBOC seems to have decided The PBOC now has a more pressing problem : the latest data show lacklustre economic momentum in July and a slowdown in credit growth, which has been less responsive to policy easing than during previous economic downturns.

  3. Hammad Aman:

    The index witnessed lacklustre activity while declining by 256 points to close at the 38,149 level.

  4. Steven Leung:

    Traders squared their position in a lacklustre market and after Soros' view on the market, participants also took to the sideline ahead of the outcome of the MSCI's decision on whether to include Chinese stocks.

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