About The Word Cynosure
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Cynosure
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What's The Definition Of Cynosure?
[n] something that strongly attracts attention (as the north star attracts mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cynosure: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cynosure: acme | adductor | apotheosis | attractant | attrahent | beau ideal | best type | big name | celebrity | center | center of attraction | center of consciousness | center of interest | constellation | ego ideal | figure | focal point | focus | focus of attention | folk hero | galaxy | great man | guiding star | hero | heroine | ideal | idol | immortal | important person | lion | lodestar | luminaries | luminary | lure | magnet | man of mark | master spirit | mirror | name | North Star | notability | notable | paragon | person of note | personage | pleiad | point of convergence | polar star | Polaris | polestar | pop hero | popular hero | popular idol | prime focus | public figure | shining example | social lion | somebody | star | superstar | worthy See Also | center | center of attention Cynosure In Webster's Dictionary \Cy"no*sure\ (s?"n?-sh?r or s?n"?-sh?r; 277), n. [L.
Cynosura theconstellation Cynosure, Gr. ????? dog's tail, the
constellation Cynosure; ????, ????, dog + ???? tail.
See{Cynic}.]
1. The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as
containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and
travelers were often directed.
2. That which serves to direct. --Southey.
3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center
of attraction.
Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of
neighboring eyes. --Milton.
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