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chatoyant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'chatoyant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chatoyant [ a.]
- Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark.
2 . Chatoyant [ n.]
- A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.

Meaning of 'chatoyant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chatoyant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
Example in sentence:
  • a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent;
  • changeable taffeta;
  • chatoyant (or shot) silk