chatoyant

Definition of chatoyantnext

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Adjective
  • These recall the varicolored water specimens that Wolfe has exhibited previously.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
Adjective
  • Muker to Keld From the village of Muker, cross the famed Muker Hay Meadows—blooming with multicolored wildflowers in spring and summer—along the River Swale and past the small waterfall Kisdon Force to the village of Keld.
    Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
  • That game saw an entire species of multicolored Yoshi tasked with protecting baby Mario and saving baby Luigi from the clutches of the evil wizard Kamek.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • From the colorful, floppy hairstyles of Korean boy band Stray Kids, or the non-binary wardrobes of trailblazing singers like G-Dragon of Big Bang and Seonghwa of ATEEZ, K-pop’s male idols have long fostered diverse expressions of masculinity.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The colorful artworks largely depict the sensual hedonistic lifestyles of city dwellers including merchants, courtesans and kabuki actors.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Or, amble along the Rock Creek Loop for polychromatic forests and gurgling creeks.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Its windows will have a polychromatic film, which can reflect different colors based on lighting.
    Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This enormous cast of characters is diverse mostly in terms of the variegated peculiarity of inner lives.
    Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There’s also a variegated variety.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • In a selfie video, Klum styled her signature long blonde hair in an effortless blowout with face-framing curtain bangs, showing off an iridescent high-octane blue and purple eyeshadow look.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Its iridescent emerald feathers sparkle against its dazzling pink throat.
    Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Chatoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatoyant. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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