'Chatoyant' definitions:
Definition of 'chatoyant'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot]
Definition of 'Chatoyant'
From: GCIDE
- Chatoyant \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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chatoyant'
From: GCIDE
- Chatoyant \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. [1913 Webster]