[ US /ˈsaɪnɔˌsɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. something that strongly attracts attention and admiration
    if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice
  2. something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners)
    let faith be your cynosure to walk by
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How To Use cynosure In A Sentence

  • A 12-needle multi-colour computerised machine for embroidering anything from bed-sheets and pillow-covers to caps and jackets was the cynosure on all eyes on Thursday.
  • The cute boy was cynosure of all eyes while his cousin was slugging it out in the National ‘B’ Chess Championship tournament at Chennupati Ramakotaiah hall here on Tuesday.
  • The items sold were the cynosure of art collectors from all over the world.
  • The lead guitarist, in particular, was the cynosure of all eyes.
  • Nearly 6 ft. tall, imperially slim and sleekly dressed, she is usually the cynosure of attention at any gathering.
  • Though our new-made foretopman was well received in the top and on the gun decks, hardly here was he that cynosure he had previously been among those minor ship's companies of the merchant marine, with which companies only had he hitherto consorted. Billy Budd
  • The towering spires, soaring vaults and sturdy columns of this Gothic church make it the cynosure of a visitor's eye.
  • Having ceased to be the refuge of the hunted and the cynosure of the oppressed, this country would thenceforth awe the nations of the Old World by its military power, and shock them by its profligacy, whereof the Ostend Circular and the murders and forgeries of Kansas were but foretastes, until God in His righteous wrath should bring upon it some visitation like the present, and hurl it from its pinnacle in mercy to mankind. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
  • This 19-year-old South African athlete, who took to swimming at the age of six, out of love, was the cynosure of the capacity crowd at the swimming pool.
  • The man, the cynosure of all eyes at the packed auditorium, spoke from the bottom of his heart.
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