lodestar

Noun

Meaning

A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar; the cynosure.

Same as Loadstar.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cynosure loadstar guiding star center polaris beacon north star example standard design model cause direction guide compass

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Antonyms

copy conclusion disorder confusion lie mistake

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Hypernyms

example model star

Anagrams

leotards

Examples

It would be more appropriately rendered by "lead way" and "lode" ("way," "course," "journey," "leading," "guidance"; cf. "lodestone" and "lodestar"), the somewhat obsolescent deverbal noun from "to lead." Source: Internet

YOU HAVE to sympathise with Lady Wigram Retirement Village residents in their bid to stop trucks using Lodestar Ave. They’ve just lost who thought was an ally in city councillor Anne Galloway (see page 1). Source: Internet

For France, Voltaire was a lodestar of the Enlightenment. Source: Internet

Lodestar Invest Counsel Ltd Co Il invested 0.03% of its portfolio in Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB). Source: Internet

The exemplary role of the collective leadership of the Communist Party of China in this regard should be a guiding lodestar of our own struggle." Source: Internet

The way Apple runs its business is widely seen as the lodestar for good business management, and the people in charge of the company’s internal leadership college know more about it than most. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lodes lodeship lodesman lodestone lodge lodge a protest