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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fheeka
"उसका प्रदर्शन उम्मीद से बहुत फीका था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking brilliance, vitality, or effort; disappointing or mediocre.
"The team gave a lackluster performance in the championship game." - 2
Lacking a shine, gloss, or brightness; dull in appearance.
"The old car had a faded and lackluster paint job."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining 'lack' (from Middle English lac, meaning deficiency) and 'lustre' (from Old French lustre, ultimately from Latin lustrare, meaning to shine or gloss). First recorded in Shakespeare's As You Like It (1599) as 'lack-lustre', originally used to describe dull or dim eyes lacking brightness or animation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lackluster" is said worldwide
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terne
Transliteration: tɛrn
"Le spectacle a reçu un accueil terne de la part du public."
glanzlos
Transliteration: ˈɡlant͡sˌloːs
"Seine Rede blieb überraschend glanzlos."
scialbo
Transliteration: ˈʃialbo
"Hanno offerto una prestazione scialbo durante la partita."
deslucido
Transliteration: desluˈðiðo
"La película tuvo un estreno deslucido este fin de semana."
apagado
Transliteration: a.paˈɡa.du
"A economia apresentou resultados apagados no último trimestre."
फीका
Transliteration: fheeka
"उसका प्रदर्शन उम्मीद से बहुत फीका था।"
黯淡无光的
Transliteration: àndàn wú guāng de
"这家公司的销售额增长表现黯淡无光。"
시시한
Transliteration: sisihan
"그 영화는 흥행 성적이 다소 시시했다."
さえない
Transliteration: saenai
Script: 冴えない
"彼の昨日の試合でのパフォーマンスは冴えないものだった。"
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