highlight meaning

highlight as a verb

1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
   • The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics

   Synonyms: foreground, spotlight, play up

   Type of: bring out

   Related forms: highlighter, highlighting

2. apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent
   • highlight the area above your eyebrows

   Type of: make up

   Related forms: highlighter

highlight as a noun

1. the most interesting or memorable part
   • the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican

   Synonyms: high spot

   Type of: detail

2. an area of lightness in a picture

   Synonyms: highlighting

   Type of: light

How to pronounce highlight

highlight is pronounced /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ in British English and /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with highlight

• twilight
• skylight