hilite

Noun

highlight (plural highlights)

1. (painting) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
   • The image blurred into the highlight, like something familiar seen beneath disturbed though clear water; he looked at the familiar image with a kind of quiet horror and despair, at a face suddenly older in sin than he would ever be, a face more blurred than sweet, at eyes more secret than soft.1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 114

   Antonyms:

   lowlight

2. (figuratively) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
   • Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.
3. A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.

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