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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