Word:
Cynosure
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A person or thing that attracts a lot of attention or interest.
Sentences:
1) He had an unwavering commitment to equal rights as the organization's sole cynosure.
2) The company is the cynosure for anyone wanting to make it big in the music industry.
Origin:
Middle French and Latin; Middle French Ursa Minor, guide from Latin cysonura Ursa Minor, from Greek kynosura, from lynos ora literally meaning 'dog's tail'.
First use:
1565
Synonyms:
compass, direction, polestar
Antonyms:
uninteresting, unattractive.
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