luster

1. Shine, polish or sparkle.

   He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster.

2. By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.

   After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.

3. Refinement, polish or quality.

   He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have.

4. A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
5. A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
6. Lusterware.
7. A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.

1. To gleam, have luster.
2. To give luster, distinguish.
3. To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.

noun

A lustrum, quinquennium, a period of five years, originally the interval between Roman censuses.

noun

One who lusts.