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Definitions of cynosures word
- noun cynosures Plural form of cynosure. 1
- noun cynosures plural of cynosure. 0
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Parts of speech for Cynosures
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cynosures popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
cynosures usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cynosures
noun cynosures
- dignitaries — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- heroes — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
- luminaries — a celestial body, as the sun or moon.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- stars — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Antonyms for cynosures
noun cynosures
- commoners — Plural form of commoner.
- borders — administrative division of S Scotland, on the English border: 1,800 sq mi (4,662 sq km); pop. 101,000
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- peripheries — the external boundary of any surface or area.
- rims — the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
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Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with cy
- Words starting with cyn
- Words starting with cyno
- Words starting with cynos
- Words starting with cynosu
- Words starting with cynosur
- Words starting with cynosure
- Words starting with cynosures
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