Definitions for highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪthigh·light

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. highlight, high spotnoun

   the most interesting or memorable part

   "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"

2. highlight, highlightingverb

   an area of lightness in a picture

3. foreground, highlight, spotlight, play upverb

   move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

   "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

4. highlightverb

   apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent

   "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

GCIDERate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. highlightverb

   To make (part of a text or image) more prominent, especially by making it of a lighter hue or of a different color than the remaining part.

2. highlightnoun

   The most memorable or enjoyable part; -- of events or activities; as, the highlight of our trip was the tour of the Vatican.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. highlightnoun

   An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

2. highlightnoun

   An especially significant or interesting detail or event.

3. highlightnoun

   A strand or spot hair dyed a different color than the rest.

4. highlightverb

   To make prominent; emphasize.

5. highlightverb

   To be a highlight of.

6. highlightverb

   To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.

7. Etymology: From high + light.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. highlight

   Highlight refers to emphasizing, stressing, or drawing attention to a particular element, detail, or aspect of something. It can be used in physical sense such as using colors to highlight text or symbolically such as highlighting a significant event in history. In a broader context, it can also refer to the most significant or interesting part or event of something.

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1. Highlight

   Highlight is a mobile ambient awareness app. When you come within a few blocks of another Highlight user who is your Facebook friend or that you have friends or interests in common with, Highlight sends you a push notification and lets you message them. The app’s homescreen displays a reverse chronological list of all the people you’ve crossed paths with.

Matched Categories

1. • Bring Out
   • Make Up

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'highlight' in Verbs Frequency: #595

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce highlight?

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How to say highlight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of highlight in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of highlight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of highlight in a Sentence

1. Kyle Stewart:

   The highlight of the trip was getting on a train for less than $ 1 for a 70-minute journey into the rolling hills just outside of Beijing, we took a cable car ride to the Great Wall and walked it with our daughter.

2. Jasmine Myers:

   It wasn't just sweet potato pies, but it was the feature, if you will, that was the highlight and everyone went home with their own.

3. The Nets:

   He’s incredible. He’s a career highlight reel every time, every night, we obviously have a special player on our hands and tonight, he was unbelievably efficient and difficult to defend. ... Those were really big shots he made in the second half, but overall he’s just an incredible player, shot maker.

4. Luis Miranda:

   We're going to continue to cast a spotlight on the Republican obstructionism on the Supreme Court and highlight how the issues before Supreme Court or potentially before Supreme Court have a major impact on the lives of the American people, too many issues at the heart of our democracy head before the court every year and deserve a full bench's consideration, so to extend the dysfunction that plagues congress to Supreme Court is unacceptable. The DNC said Thursday's call would center on voting rights, an issue that's also become a major topic for Democratic presidential candidates ahead of the South Carolina primary Saturday. The leak Wednesday that White House vetters were probing the Republican governor of Nevada, Brian Sandoval, also seemed designed to signal that President Barack Obama was considering moderate nominees in President Barack Obama selection process. Aides say President Barack Obama has not yet formed a.

5. Nathan Rolle:

   I've looked up to Mrs. Winfrey my entire life, this day is the highlight of my Morehouse experience.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=highlight
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=highlight
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Highlight
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/highlight
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=highlight