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Webster 1913 Edition
Chatoyant
Cha-toy′ant
,Adj.
[F., p. pr. of
chatoyer
to be chatoyant, fr. chat
cat.] (Min.)
Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat’s eye in the dark.
Cha-toy′ant
,Noun.
(Min.)
A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chatoyant
CHATOYANT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
chatoyant
chatoyant
English
A chatoyant tiger's eye
Adjective
chatoyant (comparative more chatoyant, superlative most chatoyant)
- (jewelry) Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk.
Related terms
Noun
chatoyant (plural chatoyants)
- (mineralogy) A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃa.twa.jɑ̃/
Verb
chatoyant
- present participle of chatoyer
Adjective
chatoyant m (feminine singular chatoyante, masculine plural chatoyants, feminine plural chatoyantes)