spotlight

Meaning

Noun

1. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
2. (broadly) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
3. (figuratively) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
4. A showcase.

Verb

1. (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To draw attention to.
3. Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”).

Synonyms

limelight

highlight

spot

public eye

floodlight

draw attention to

foreground

flashlight

🔦

play up

searchlight

glare

photospot

flood

focus

footlight

headlamp

photoflood

project

projector

projector lamp

put forward

reflector

set forth

throw out

torch

unfold

flood lamp

prefocus lamp

jack-light

abduce

pinspot

adduce

bring out

bring up

caustic

concentrate

cynosure

draw out

educe

evoke

expose

extract

Translations

Scheinwerfer

projecteur

reflector

anstrahlen

proiettore

destacar

foco

destacar

riflettore

coup de jour

Spotlight

Schlaglicht

refletor

holofote

προβολέας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/

Etymology

From spot + light.