English → Latin
“lack-lustre” in Latin
obscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicateddēcolordiscolored, off-color; drab-colouredhebesblunt, dull, not sharp or pointed; dim, faint, dull; tasteless, without smell, without sensation; dull, obtuse, sluggishinerswithout skill, unskilled, unskillful, incompetent, crude; inactive, lazy, idle, indolent, sluggish, inert; worthless; st
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lack-lustre
obscurus (dark); decolor (tarnished, discolored); hebes, hebetior, iners (of the eye).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lack-lustre?
- The usual Latin words for “lack-lustre” are obscūrus, dēcolor, hebes; also iners. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.