Limelight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a focus of public attention

a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪmlaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪmlaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪmlaɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪmlaɪt/.

Examples

he enjoyed being in the limelight
when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spotlight calcium light glare public eye

Parts of Speech

noun	a focus of public attention “he enjoyed being in the limelight”
noun	a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

Word Forms

spotlight

verb

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rampenlicht

im Mittelpunkt der öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit

🇫🇷French

feux de la rampe

un centre d'attention du public

🇪🇸Spanish

luz de calcio

un foco de atención pública

🇮🇹Italian

ribalta

un centro dell’attenzione del pubblico

🇳🇱Dutch

schijnwerpers

een brandpunt van publieke aandacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

ribalta

um foco de atenção pública

🇷🇺Russian

центр внимания

фокус общественного внимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैस का तीव्र प्रकाश

जनता का ध्यान केन्द्रित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

লাইমলাইট

জনসাধারণের মনোযোগের কেন্দ্রবিন্দু

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிச்சம்

பொதுமக்களின் கவனத்தை ஈர்க்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వెలుగు

ప్రజల దృష్టిని కేంద్రీకరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसिद्धी

सार्वजनिक लक्ष केंद्रीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાઈમલાઈટ

જાહેર ધ્યાનનું કેન્દ્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಬೆಳಕು

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಗಮನದ ಕೇಂದ್ರಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലൈംലൈറ്റ്

പൊതുശ്രദ്ധയുടെ കേന്ദ്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਈਮਲਾਈਟ

ਜਨਤਕ ਧਿਆਨ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

لائم لائٹ

عوام کی توجہ کا مرکز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

风头

成为公众关注的焦点

🇯🇵Japanese

脚光を浴びる

世間の注目の的

🇰🇷Korean

각광

대중의 관심이 집중되는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ánh đèn sân khấu

tâm điểm chú ý của công chúng

🇹🇭Thai

จุดเด่น

เป็นจุดสนใจของสาธารณชน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pusat perhatian

menjadi pusat perhatian publik

🇲🇾Malay

tumpuan

menjadi tumpuan orang ramai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأضواء

محط اهتمام الجمهور

🇮🇷Persian

کانون توجه

کانون توجه عمومی

🇹🇷Turkish

ilgi odağı

kamuoyunun dikkatinin odağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹרוֹת הַבִימָה

מוקד תשומת לב ציבורית

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The primary meaning of 'limelight' is 'a focus of public attention'.

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