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Antonyms for cynosure


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sahy-nuh-shoo r, sin-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ nəˌʃʊər, ˈsɪn ə-



Definition of cynosure

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Middle French cynosure (16c.), from Latin Cynosura, literally "dog's tail," the constellation (now Ursa Minor) containing the North Star, the focus of navigation, from Greek kynosoura, literally "dog's tail," from kyon (genitive kynos; see canine) + oura "tail."
  • As in paragon : noun outstanding example
  • As in pattern : noun model, example
  • As in personage/personality : noun celebrity, notable
  • As in wonder : noun something that is amazing
  • As in North Star : noun polaris
  • As in celebrity : noun dignitary
  • As in center : noun middle point
  • As in midpoint : noun center
  • As in focus : noun center of attraction
Example sentences :
  • He was like one transformed, the cynosure of all initiated in the mysteries of this divinity.
  • Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon
  • He was the cynosure of all eyes then, and observed of all observers.
  • Extract from : « The Making Of A Novelist » by David Christie Murray
  • To use a poetical phrase, Marengo now became the “cynosure of every eye.”
  • Extract from : « The Young Voyageurs » by Mayne Reid
  • Or, if he swaggered as he walked, the cynosure of all eyes, from the pavilion to the pitch.
  • Extract from : « The Hill » by Horace Annesley Vachell
  • We were soon under the observation of the company, and became the cynosure of a circle.
  • Extract from : « The War Trail » by Mayne Reid
  • Cynosure, the star near the North Pole, by which sailors steer.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Domestic Economy » by Catherine Esther Beecher
  • At the time of the occurrence Parker was the cynosure for all eyes.
  • Extract from : « Shadow and Light » by Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
  • No one else could sit at such perfect ease, the cynosure of so many eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson
  • Instantly he became the cynosure of a battery of disapproving eyes.
  • Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
  • He turned from Paul, who sat down, the cynosure of many eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of the Czar » by John R. Carling

Synonyms for cynosure

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