chatoyant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
    shot; changeable; iridescent.
    • changeable taffeta
    • chatoyant (or shot) silk
    • a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent

WordNet

Cha*toy"ant adjective
Etymology
F., p. pr. of chatoyer to be chatoyant, fr. chat cat.
Definitions
  1. (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 noun
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.

Webster 1913