Found 3 items, similar to cynosure.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: cynosure
pusat perhatian
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cynosure
cynosure
n 1: something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides
mariners);
“let faith be your cynosure to walk by”
2: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration;
“if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cynosure
Cynosure
\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 + o'yra` tail.
See
Cynic.]
1. The constellation of the Lesser Bear (Ursa Minor), to
which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners
and travelers were often directed.
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2. That which serves to direct. --Southey.
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3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center
of attraction.
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Where perhaps some beauty lies,
The cynosure of neighboring eyes. --Milton.
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