1
[ verb ] move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

Examples

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

Used in print

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

Was n't this meaning of Eichmann 's experience in various countries worth highlighting ?

2
[ noun ] the most interesting or memorable part

Synonyms

high_spot

Examples

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

Related terms

detail foreground

3
[ noun ] an area of lightness in a picture

Synonyms

highlighting

Related terms

light foreground

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