English
highlight
Etymology

From .

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/
Noun

highlight (plural highlights)

  1. (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
    Antonyms: lowlight
  2. (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
    Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.
    We'll be broadcasting the news highlights every half an hour.
  3. (cosmetology) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
    Hyponym: lowlight
Translations Translations
  • French: temps fort, moment le plus marquant, instant le plus marquant, fait saillant
  • German: Highlight, Höhepunkt
  • Italian: evento, piatto forte, chicca, momento saliente
  • Russian: основной момент
Translations
  • Italian: colpi di sole
  • Portuguese: luz
  • Spanish: rizo
Verb

highlight (highlights, present participle highlighting; simple past and past participle highlighted)

  1. (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
  2. (transitive) To be a highlight of.
  3. (transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
  4. (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
  5. (transitive, internet) To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.
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