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chatoyant

/ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənt/ US

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From French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), from chat (“cat”, because of the reflective qualities of a cat's eye).

adjective more chatoyant · most chatoyant

Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk. chatoyant effect

noun chatoyants

A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.

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@misc{chatoyant_2026,
  title = {chatoyant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chatoyant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}