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Definitions for Chatoyant
[1] changing in luster or color: chatoyant silk.
[2] Jewelry . reflecting a single streak of light when cut in a cabochon.
[3] Jewelry . a cabochon-cut gemstone having this reflected streak, as a chrysoberyl cat's-eye.
[4] having changeable lustre; twinkling
[5] (of a gem, esp a cabochon) displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other minerals
[6] a gemstone with a changeable lustre, such as a cat's eye
Words related to Chatoyant
silky, polished, slick, sleek, bright, gleaming, lustrous, glistening, flashing, glimmering, shimmering, shining, smooth, scintillating, brilliant, glassy, glazed, silken, burnished, reflecting
Words nearby Chatoyant
chatham, chatham island, chatham islands, chatline, chaton, chatoyant, chatroom, chatsworth house, chattagam, chattahoochee, chattanooga
Origin of Chatoyant
1790–1800; < French, special use of present participle of chatoyer to change luster like a cat's eye, equivalent to chat cat + -oy- v. suffix + -ant -ant
Other words from Chatoyant
cha·toy·ance , cha·toy·an·cy , noun
Word origin for Chatoyant
C18: from French, from chatoyer to gleam like a cat's eyes, from chat cat 1
Synonyms for Chatoyant
bright, flashing, gleaming, glimmering, glistening, shimmering, shining, scintillating, scintillescent