CHATOYANT


Meaning of CHATOYANT in English

I. shə-ˈtȯi-ənt adjective

Etymology: French, from present participle of chatoyer to shine like a cat's eyes

Date: 1816

: having a changeable luster or color with an undulating narrow band of white light

a chatoyant gem

II. noun

Date: circa 1828

: a chatoyant gem

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.