The difference between Luster and Shine

When used as nouns, luster means shine, polish or sparkle, whereas shine means brightness from a source of light.

When used as verbs, luster means to gleam, have luster, whereas shine means to emit light.

check bellow for the other definitions of Luster and Shine

Luster as a noun:

Shine, polish or sparkle.

Examples:

"He polished the brass doorknob to a high luster."
Luster as a noun:

By extension, brilliance, attractiveness or splendor.

Examples:

"After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster."
Luster as a noun:

Refinement, polish or quality.

Examples:

"He spoke with all the lustre a seasoned enthusiast should have."
Luster as a noun:

A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, etc. generally of an ornamental character.
Luster as a noun:

A substance that imparts lustre to a surface, such as plumbago or a glaze.
Luster as a noun:

Lusterware.
Luster as a noun:

A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, used for women's dresses.

Luster as a verb (intransitive):

To gleam, have luster.
Luster as a verb (transitive):

To give luster, distinguish.
Luster as a verb (transitive):

To give a coating or other treatment to impart physical luster.

Luster as a noun:

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

Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To emit light.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To reflect light.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To distinguish oneself; to excel.

Examples:

"My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team."
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
Shine as a verb (intransitive):

To be immediately apparent.
Shine as a verb (transitive):

To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

Examples:

"I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise."
Shine as a verb (transitive):

To cause to shine, as a light.
Shine as a verb (US, transitive):

To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

Examples:

"in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them"

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Shine as a noun:

Brightness from a source of light.
Shine as a noun:

Brightness from reflected light.
Shine as a noun:

Excellence in quality or appearance.
Shine as a noun:

Shoeshine.
Shine as a noun:

Sunshine.
Shine as a noun (slang):

Moonshine.
Shine as a noun (cricket):

The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
Shine as a noun (slang):

A liking for a person; a fancy.

Examples:

"She's certainly taken a shine to you."
Shine as a noun (archaic, slang):

A caper; an antic; a row.

Shine as a verb (transitive):

To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

Examples:

"He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming."
Shine as a verb (transitive, cricket):

To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one's clothing.