limelight

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
2. (countable, uncountable) A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight.

Verb

to illuminate with limelight

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaɪm.laɪt/

Etymology

From lime + light.

Synonyms

spotlight

calcium light

glare

show

public eye

footlight

publicity

flare

flash

footlights

glint

glitter

glow

light

luster

lustre

ostentation

pageantry

radiance

radiancy

refulgence

resplendence

resplendency

shine

shininess

shining

showing

show off

splendor

splendour

splurge

swank

Drummond light

big time

oxycalcium light

brightness

coruscation

demonstration

display

eclat

effulgence

Translations

Rampenlicht

luci della ribalta

ribalta

kalklicht

Kalklicht

notoriedade

spotlicht

luz de cálcio

δημοσιότητα

lucci della rabata

ribalta

projecteur

voetlicht

feux de la rampe

foco