Cynosure
French, noun/si.no.zyʁ/
Cynosure is spelled C-Y-N-O-S-U-R-E (8 letters). Cynosure is a French noun meaning “Ursa Minor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Crételle”.
What does Cynosure mean in English?
noun
- 1
Ursa Minor
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une queue semblable à celle du chien.
noun: 1. Crételle. 2. Espèce de poacée alimentaire jadis cultivée en Insulinde.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Cynosure
- la Cynosure canonical feminine
- cynosures plural masculine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Cynosure?
- /si.no.zyʁ/
- \si.nɔ.zyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.