Cynosure Definition & Meaning
cynosure
- noun
- something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"
- something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"
Words that rhyme with cynosure
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- What does cynosure mean?
- something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by" something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"
- What part of speech is cynosure?
- Cynosure is a noun.
- How many definitions does cynosure have?
- Cynosure has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).