cynosure

English - Turkish

Definition of cynosure in English Turkish dictionary

küçükayı takımyıldızı

ilgi odak

{i} örnek alınan şey

{i} ilgi çeken kimse

{i} dikkat çeken şey

küçükayı [(Astronomi) ]

kutupyıldızı [(Astronomi) ]

dikkati çeken şey

kutupyıldızı

Küçükayı

English - English

Definition of cynosure in English English dictionary

Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration

The rooms were brilliant with lights and flowers, and gaiety and beauty, and intellect; and the lately shrinking country girl was the cynosure of all eyes---the most envied, the most dreaded, the most admired, the most loved.

Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators

That which serves to guide or direct

let faith be your cynosure to walk by.

that to which general interest or attention is directed

{n} the north-star, what attracts the eye

something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by

The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed

something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"

Cynosure - Ursa Minor, or Polaris the North Star, used as a guide

something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice" something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by

Something that guides; something that is the center of attention

something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

That which serves to direct

Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction

{i} center of attraction; something that guides; constellation that includes the polar star, Ursa Minor

Related Terms

cynosures

plural of cynosure

Hyphenation

cy·no·sure

Etymology

[ 'sI-n&-"shur, 'si- ] (noun.) From French cynosure (“Ursa Minor; Polaris”) Latin Cynosūra (“Ursa Minor”) Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα (Kunosoura, “Ursa Minor”), literally “dog’s tail’ κυνός (kunos, “dog's”) + οὐρά (oura, “tail”).