CENTER OF ATTENTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The object upon which interest and attention focuses

Example:

his stories made him the center of the party

Synonyms:

center; center of attention; centre; centre of attention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("center of attention" is a kind of...):

object (the focus of cognitions or feelings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "center of attention"):

conversation piece (something interesting that stimulates conversation)

crosshairs (a center of interest)

cynosure (something that strongly attracts attention and admiration)

eye-catcher (a striking person or thing that attracts attention)