chatoyant

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənt/ === Adjective === chatoyant (comparative more chatoyant, superlative most chatoyant) (jewelry) Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk. ==== Related terms ==== chatoyancy === Noun === chatoyant (plural chatoyants) (mineralogy) A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃa.twa.jɑ̃/ === Participle === chatoyant present participle of chatoyer === Adjective === chatoyant (feminine chatoyante, masculine plural chatoyants, feminine plural chatoyantes) shimmering, iridescent === Further reading === “chatoyant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012