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Definition of Highlight
1. Verb. Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
Exact synonyms: Foreground, Play Up, Spotlight
Generic synonyms: Bring Out, Set Off
Antonyms: Background, Play Down
Derivative terms: Foreground, Highlighter, Highlighter, Highlighting, Spotlight
Generic synonyms: Bring Out, Set Off
Antonyms: Background, Play Down
Derivative terms: Foreground, Highlighter, Highlighter, Highlighting, Spotlight
2. Noun. The most interesting or memorable part. "The highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
3. Verb. Apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent. "Highlight the area above your eyebrows"
4. Noun. An area of lightness in a picture.
Definition of Highlight
1. Noun. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. ¹
2. Noun. An especially significant or interesting detail or event. ¹
3. Noun. (cosmetology) A strand or spot hair dyed a different color than the rest. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To be a highlight of. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Highlight
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]