Tuesday word: Cynosure

Dec 24, 2024 01:16

December 24, 2024

Cynosure (noun)
cy·no·sure [sahy-nuh-shoor, sin-uh-]

noun
1. something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.: the cynosure of all eyes.
2. something serving for guidance or direction: Gandhi's life remains a cynosure for all of us.

Other Words From
cy no·sur al adjective

Can be confused: sinecure.

Related Words
figure, hero, luminary, personage, personality, someone, star, superstar

See synonyms for Cynosure on Thesaurus.com

Origin: First recorded in 1590-1600; from Latin Cynosura, from Greek Kynósoura the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Dipper), equivalent to kynós “dog's” (genitive of kýon ) + ourá “tail”; hound ( def ), ass ( def )

Example Sentences
From these beginnings, the Voice grew into a cynosure of the counterculture.
From Los Angeles Times

This was near the climax of “The Path of Pins or the Path of Needles,” a cynosure of this year’s FringeArts Festival in Philadelphia, which began on Sept. 8 and runs until Oct.
From New York Times

DOM is in a spacious underground room, with a glowing bar done in striated honey onyx as its cynosure.
From New York Times

Brady was fortunate to come along just as the N.F.L. altered multiple playing rules that made the quarterback the cynosure of a pass-happy, high-scoring game with fleet receivers unfettered to dash upfield for long passes.
From New York Times

It’s also possible that the meme stocks will again become the cynosures of online promoters.
From Los Angeles Times

c, noun, wordsmith: simplyn2deep

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