chatoyant

[ shuh-toi-uhnt ]

/ ʃəˈtɔɪ ənt /

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adjective

changing in luster or color: chatoyant silk.

Jewelry. reflecting a single streak of light when cut in a cabochon.

noun

Jewelry. a cabochon-cut gemstone having this reflected streak, as a chrysoberyl cat's eye.

Origin of chatoyant

First recorded in 1790–1800; from French, present participle of chatoyer “to change luster like a cat's eye,” derivative of chat “cat”; cf. cat

OTHER WORDS FROM chatoyant

cha·toy·ance, cha·toy·an·cy, noun

Words nearby chatoyant

Chatham, Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, chatline, chaton, chatoyant, chat room, chat show, Chatsworth House, Chattagam, Chattahoochee

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Example sentences from the Web for chatoyant

The chatoyant eyes of the leopard stared back, a flicker of restlessness in their brilliant yellow deeps.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
Cymophane, or chatoyant chrysoberyl, may also be asteriated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
There was a river there too; not a little bolt of chatoyant silk like the Avon, which they would have called a "crick" back there.
The Best Short Stories of 1920|Various
She invariably wore gloves out of doors and a veil to conceal the chatoyant eyes.
The Green Eyes of Bst|Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for chatoyant

chatoyant

/ (ʃəˈtɔɪənt) /

adjective

having changeable lustre; twinkling

(of a gem, esp a cabochon) displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other minerals

noun

a gemstone with a changeable lustre, such as a cat's eye

Derived forms of chatoyant

chatoyancy, noun

Word Origin for chatoyant

C18: from French, from chatoyer to gleam like a cat's eyes, from chat cat 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chatoyant
释义	chatoyant [ shuh-toi-uhnt ] / ʃəˈtɔɪ ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chatoyant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective changing in luster or color: chatoyant silk. Jewelry. reflecting a single streak of light when cut in a cabochon. noun Jewelry. a cabochon-cut gemstone having this reflected streak, as a chrysoberyl cat's eye. Origin of chatoyant First recorded in 1790–1800; from French, present participle of chatoyer “to change luster like a cat's eye,” derivative of chat “cat”; cf. cat OTHER WORDS FROM chatoyant cha·toy·ance, cha·toy·an·cy, noun Words nearby chatoyant Chatham, Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, chatline, chaton, chatoyant, chat room, chat show, Chatsworth House, Chattagam, Chattahoochee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chatoyant The chatoyant eyes of the leopard stared back, a flicker of restlessness in their brilliant yellow deeps. The Adventures of Kathlyn\|Harold MacGrath Cymophane, or chatoyant chrysoberyl, may also be asteriated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various There was a river there too; not a little bolt of chatoyant silk like the Avon, which they would have called a "crick" back there. The Best Short Stories of 1920\|Various She invariably wore gloves out of doors and a veil to conceal the chatoyant eyes. The Green Eyes of Bst\|Sax Rohmer British Dictionary definitions for chatoyant chatoyant / (ʃəˈtɔɪənt) / adjective having changeable lustre; twinkling (of a gem, esp a cabochon) displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other minerals noun a gemstone with a changeable lustre, such as a cat's eye Derived forms of chatoyant chatoyancy, noun Word Origin for chatoyant C18: from French, from chatoyer to gleam like a cat's eyes, from chat cat 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chatoyant silky, polished, slick, sleek, bright, gleaming, lustrous, glistening, flashing, glimmering, shimmering, shining, smooth, scintillating, brilliant, glassy, glazed, silken, burnished, reflecting
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chatoyant

adjective

noun

Origin of chatoyant

OTHER WORDS FROM chatoyant

Words nearby chatoyant

Example sentences from the Web for chatoyant

British Dictionary definitions for chatoyant

adjective

noun

Derived forms of chatoyant

Word Origin for chatoyant

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