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lacklustre

adjectiveC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #15,089 of 15,258leans written

Lacklustre means dull, and lacking any spark. A lacklustre performance.

It is a reviewer's word and describes something competent and lifeless. Americans spell it lackluster, and the lustre in it is literal shine.

Definitions of lacklustre

  1. 1adjectivelacklustreDull, and lacking any spark.C1

    “The whole second half was lacklustre and the crowd said so.”

lacklustre is a quality.

Also accepted in games: lackluster

Where it comes from

From lack + lustre.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

lacklustre in the wild

  • The band proved them wrong by having a hit single with "Golden Brown", despite lacklustre promotion from EMI.

    The Collection 1977–1982

  • The race coincided with an outbreak of Asian flu amongst the Grand Prix community which explains the absence of Stirling Moss and the lacklustre performance of Fangio.

    1957 Moroccan Grand Prix

  • The event was criticized for low spectator turnout, and accordingly, lacklustre marketing.

    FIL World Luge Championships 1995

  • The show managed lacklustre ratings and was removed after five episodes and replaced with Commercial Breakdown.

    Dirty Jobs (Australian TV series)

  • After a lacklustre first season for the Mystics, she replaced Yvonne Willering as head coach for the 2009 season.

    Te Aroha Keenan

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.