Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The quality of being chatoyant.
Wiktionary
- n. The state or condition of being chatoyant.
Etymologies
- chatoyant + -cy (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It is called chatoyancy, which is a fancy way of saying that the color 'flashes' or 'rolls' across the stone, like cat's-eye but far more vibrantly.”
“Lubz ebberyfing wif teh schiller oar teh chatoyancy.”
IMPOSTER! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“So that when viewed from various angles they flash a color, and it's compliment, like the chatoyancy of a cat's eye.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chatoyancy’.
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stripes and bands
variegated armadillos and other asundry bands and stripes
fajada, raye, apar, fasciated, hemigalus, numbat, onyx, tatouay, tortrix, coquina, peba, myrmecobius and 113 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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Pretty Words
Words that sound pretty.
ethereal, ephemeral, iridescent, shimmer, wisp, whisper, charisma, crescent, azure, mystery, fantasy, miracle and 142 more...
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The Collection
A somewhat discriminatory list of words and phrases collected for their euphonic or arcane appeal, interesting etymology, or concise definition of an otherwise unnamed phenomenon or concept.
ziggurat, neophilia, sucker punch, soporific, epoch, tundra, fiat, idiotproof, miscellany, metaphysics, cryptozoology, dysphoria and 850 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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Vocab Tuesday
A list of words that have appeared or will appear on my weekly "Vocab Tuesday" Facebook statuses.
pareidolia, orthogonal, pixilated, fillip, fulgent, chatoyancy, pusillanimous, rechauffé, bovarysme, arrogate, scupper, pixelated and 2 more...
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word set7
brownie wings, apostasy, agents provocateurs, de rigueur, epiphenomenonal, gregorian calendar, morganatic, geomagnetic storm, syncopated, oppositionist, civil twilight, topologically and 75 more...
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Beautiful Words
Words that are beautiful to say.
ethereal, celestial, haven, hyacinth, bizarre, silhouette, phantasmagoria, vintage, meridian, dream, elegant, acquiesce and 44 more...
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Words I learned & loved in Gemmology
chatoyancy, amygdaloidal, birefraction, conchoidal, luster, adamantine, crystalline, euhedral, subhedral, anhedral, cabochon, culet and 69 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for chatoyancy.

sionnach an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones. Derived from the French for cat's eye. Jan 30, 2007