Definitions for: Chatoyant


[adj] varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"



Webster (1913) Definition: Cha*toy"ant, a. [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, n. (Min.)
A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished
surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.

Synonyms: changeable, colorful, colourful, iridescent, shot

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