cynosure vs guidance

cynosure and guidance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cynosure	Yes	No	No	No
guidance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, guidance is a hypernym of cynosure; that is, guidance is a word with a broader meaning than cynosure:

cynosure: something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners)
guidance: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Other hypernyms of cynosure include counsel, counseling, counselling, direction.

cynosure (noun)	guidance (noun)
something that strongly attracts attention and admiration	the act of setting and holding a course
something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners)	the act of guiding or showing the way
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action