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- DictionaryLime·light/ˈlīmˌlīt/
noun
- 1. the focus of public attention: "the works that brought the artists into the limelight"
The meaning of LIMELIGHT is a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam.
uk / ˈlaɪm.laɪt / us / ˈlaɪm.laɪt / Add to word list. public attention and interest: She's been in the limelight recently, following the release of her controversial new film. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fame and famous. A-lister. acclaimed. annal. anyone. catapult. fore. go down in the annals idiom. high-profile.
noun [ S ] us / ˈlaɪm.laɪt / uk / ˈlaɪm.laɪt / Add to word list. public attention and interest: She's been in the limelight recently, following the release of her controversial new movie. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fame and famous. A-lister. acclaimed. annal. anyone. catapult. fore. go down in the annals idiom. high-profile.
The word limelight came to have its figurative meaning of "at the center of attention" in 1877. Definitions of limelight. noun. a focus of public attention. “he enjoyed being in the limelight ”. synonyms: glare, public eye, spotlight. see more.
Definition of limelight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Limelight definition: (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam.. See examples of LIMELIGHT used in a sentence.
4 days ago · noun. 1. a brilliant light created by the incandescence of lime, formerly used in theaters to throw an intense beam of light upon a particular part of the stage, a certain actor, etc. 2. the part of a stage where a limelight or spotlight is cast. 3.
