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

Derived forms: cynosures

Type of: center [US], center of attention [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], centre of attention [Brit, Cdn], counsel, counseling [US], counselling [Brit, Cdn], direction, guidance

Encyclopedia: Cynosure

• family Stichaeidae
• family Stizidae
• family Strelitziaceae
• family Streptomycetaceae
• family Strigidae
• family Stromateidae
• family Strombidae
• family Strophariaceae
• family Struthionidae
• family Sturnidae
• family Styracaceae
• family Suidae
• family Sulidae
• family Sylviidae
• family Symplocaceae
• family Synchytriaceae
• family Syngnathidae
• family Synodontidae
• family Tabanidae
• family Taccaceae
• family Tachinidae
• family Tachyglossidae
• family Taeniidae
• family Talpidae
• family Tamaricaceae