What is the meaning of highlight?

noun

  • The most interesting or memorable part.
    • usage: "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
  • An area of lightness in a picture.

verb

  • Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent.
    • usage: "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
  • Apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent.
    • usage: "highlight the area above your eyebrows"
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APAWordNet. (2010). highlight. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/highlight/definitions/1211104
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