highlight

Plural: highlights

Noun

• the most interesting or memorable part
  • "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
• an area of lightness in a picture
• An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
• An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
• A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.

Verb

• move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  • "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
• apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
  • "highlight the area above your eyebrows"
• To make prominent; emphasize.
• To be a highlight of.
• 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.
• To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
• 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.

Examples

• Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.
• We'll be broadcasting the news highlights every half an hour.

Synonyms

foreground, high spot, highlighting, play up, spotlight

Antonyms

background, play down, lowlight

Related Words

midlight