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cynosure
/ˈsaɪnəʃʊɹ/
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What does cynosure mean?
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Cynosure: Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
- (figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
- (figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
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proper noun
- Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsaɪnəʃʊɹ/
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While he, the very cynosure of our eyes and hearts, remains icy insensible — what have we to strive for?
I never chanced to see its kind in any market; it would be the cynosure of all eyes there.
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Her mind delighted itself with scenes of luxury and refinement, situations in which she was the cynosure of all eyes, the arbiter of all fates.
This exhibited merely the prevailing price of gold; but as its quotations changed from instant to instant, it was in a most literal sense "the cynosure of neighboring eyes."
Buchanan speaks at length of the famous "Scottish Brothers," who were the cynosure of the eyes of the Court of James III of Scotland.