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limelight
[ lahym-lahyt ]
noun
- Theater.
- the light so produced.
- Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- the center of public attention, interest, observation, or notoriety:
He seems fond of the limelight.
limelight
/ ˈɪˌɪ /
noun
- the limelighta position of public attention or notice (esp in the phrase in the limelight )
- a type of lamp, formerly used in stage lighting, in which light is produced by heating lime to white heat
- Also calledcalcium light brilliant white light produced in this way
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- le noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of limelight1
Example Sentences
The 33-year-old will be disappearing for good when his City contract expires in the summer, but here he was able to enjoy another deserved moment in the limelight - his penultimate game at the Etihad.
He pushed her towards the limelight at an early age, entering her in the Miss UK beauty contest.
He’s been out of the limelight since right after that December 2023 surgery, which was followed by a second one the next month after he developed an infection.
Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party, Chadema, is back in the limelight after being charged with treason - a crime for which the maximum sentence is the death penalty.
Esquerre told the AFP news agency it was a shame for the victims that her account had become so prominent, "because it steals their limelight a little".
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