- lacking brightness; dull: lackluster eyes
- lacking energy or vitality; boring, unimaginative, etc.: a lackluster performance
Also Chiefly Brit.lack′lus·tre
A couple at a lackluster party.
- A dull and boring party is an example of something that would be described as a lackluster event.
- A half-hearted and uncaring effort is an example of something that would be described as a lackluster effort.
The definition of lackluster is something lacking energy or excitement, or lacking in shine or vibrancy.
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lackluster
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Lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull. See Synonyms at dull.
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Adjective
(comparative more lackluster, superlative most lackluster)
- Lacking brilliance or intelligence
- Having no shine or lustre; dull
- Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality
- The actor gave a lackluster performance in his latest film.
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WORDS NEAR lackluster IN THE DICTIONARY
- lackluster
- lacklusterly
- lacklusterness
- lacklustre