English dictionary
chatoyant
/S//@/'t//Oi///@/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark.
Source: webster1913
noun
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A hard stone, as the <i>cat's-eye</i>, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
ExamplesChatoyant (or shot) silk.
Source: WordNet 3.0