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limelight

[ lahym-lahyt ]

noun

  1. Theater.
    1. (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.
    2. the light so produced.
    3. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
  2. the center of public attention, interest, observation, or notoriety:

    He seems fond of the limelight.



limelight

/ ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. the limelight
    the limelight a position of public attention or notice (esp in the phrase in the limelight )
    1. a type of lamp, formerly used in stage lighting, in which light is produced by heating lime to white heat
    2. Also calledcalcium light brilliant white light produced in this way


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Derived Forms

  • ˈlimeˌlighter, noun

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Other Words From

  • limelighter noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limelight1

First recorded in 1820–30; lime 2 + light 1

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Example Sentences

Moreover, these links are a great way to reach out, make connections, and get your content in the desired limelight.

A rich result undoubtedly gets more limelight and hence more attention from users which means that their CTRs also increase tremendously.

Olfaction, long the Cinderella of the senses, was thrown into the limelight of the scientific mainstream.

Not to be outdone at the ’85 Cologne show, Harley-Davidson was, as usual, way ahead of its time with this Sportster-powered, Katana-inspired Café Racer, which shared the limelight with the new GSX-R750, Bimota Tesi, et al.

Meanwhile, brands owned by Dongguan-based BBK Electronics Corporation—realme, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, and iQOO—were also in the limelight.

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The brazen land grab of Crimea was planned while Putin was enjoying the limelight of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

However, Cooke can never really bring himself to see Joplin as ruined by the limelight.

There were speeches, but not from Joe Sutter, who held back from the limelight.

But Sam more or less managed to stay out of the limelight until he was connected to the star of Sydney White.

But it became pretty clear once Levine was in the limelight why this Jane dumped his ass.

Limelight and the center of the stage was a passion of Sam Clemens's boyhood, a love of the spectacular that never wholly died.

Used to going unostentatiously about with her chums, she now found herself continually in the limelight.

The vulgarity and love of the limelight which Du Maurier had satirized were multiplied tenfold.

The clashing bayonets flashed like quicksilver, and faces were lit up as by limelight.

Years ago a limelight was so arranged as to be used on board ship for illuminating objects at a great distance.

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