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View usage for: lodestar in British English or loadstar (ˈləʊdˌstɑː) noun1. a star, esp the North Star, used in navigation or astronomy as a point of reference 2. something that serves as a guide or model Word origin C14: literally: guiding star. See lodelodestar in American English (ˈloʊdˌstɑr) noun1. a star by which one directs one's course; esp., the North Star 2. a guiding principle or ideal Word origin ME lodesterre: see lode & star Synonyms of 'lodestar'guide, standard, model, pattern More Synonyms of lodestar Definition something that serves as a guide She was the one lodestar of his life. Synonyms par role model guiding light Additional synonymsDefinition a signal fire or light on a hill or tower, used formerly as a warning of invasion The full moon beams like a beacon in the clear sky. Synonyms signal, sign, rocket, beam, flare, bonfire, smoke signal, signal fire Definition an example or pattern that people might want to follow the Chinese model of economic reform Synonyms pattern, example, design, standard, type, original, ideal, mould, norm, gauge, prototype, paradigm, archetype, exemplar, lodestarDefinition the usual or average condition Synonyms average, mean, level, standard, usual, norm, median- lockup
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Additional synonymsDefinition a model worthy of imitation the ideal pattern of a good society Synonyms model, example, standard, original, guide, par, criterion, norm, prototype, paradigm, archetype, paragon, exemplar, cynosureThey fired three distress signals. Synonyms flare, rocket, beam, beacon, smoke signal, signal fire Definition an accepted example of something against which others are judged or measured systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive Synonyms criterion, measure, guideline, example, model, average, guide, pattern, sample, par, norm, gauge, benchmark, yardstick, touchstone |