Spotlight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a focus of public attention

a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɑːtlaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɒtlaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɒtlaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɑːtlaɪt/.

Examples

he enjoyed being in the limelight
when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency
The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spot public eye play up highlight limelight glare foreground

Antonyms

play down background

Parts of Speech

noun	a focus of public attention “he enjoyed being in the limelight”
noun	a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
verb	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent “The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics”
verb	illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

Word Forms

spotlight	verb	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
foreground	noun	the part of a scene that is near the viewer
highlighter	noun	a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text
highlight	noun	the most interesting or memorable part
highlighting	noun	an area of lightness in a picture
spotlight	noun	a focus of public attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Scheinwerfer

im Mittelpunkt der öffentlichen Aufmerksamkeit

🇫🇷French

mettre en lumière

un centre d'attention du public

🇪🇸Spanish

destacar

un foco de atención pública

🇮🇹Italian

riflettore

un centro dell’attenzione del pubblico

🇳🇱Dutch

schijnwerper

een brandpunt van publieke aandacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

destaque

um foco de atenção pública

🇷🇺Russian

прожектор

фокус общественного внимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुर्खियों

जनता का ध्यान केन्द्रित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পটলাইট

জনসাধারণের মনোযোগের কেন্দ্রবিন্দু

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்பாட்லைட்

பொதுமக்களின் கவனத்தை ஈர்க்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పాట్లైట్

ప్రజల దృష్టిని కేంద్రీకరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पॉटलाइट

सार्वजनिक लक्ष केंद्रीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પોટલાઇટ

જાહેર ધ્યાનનું કેન્દ્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಾಟ್ಲೈಟ್

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಗಮನದ ಕೇಂದ್ರಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പോട്ട്ലൈറ്റ്

പൊതുശ്രദ്ധയുടെ കേന്ദ്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੌਟਲਾਈਟ

ਜਨਤਕ ਧਿਆਨ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسپاٹ لائٹ

عوام کی توجہ کا مرکز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

聚光灯

成为公众关注的焦点

🇯🇵Japanese

スポットライト

世間の注目の的

🇰🇷Korean

스포트라이트

대중의 관심이 집중되는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điểm sáng

tâm điểm chú ý của công chúng

🇹🇭Thai

สปอตไลท์

เป็นจุดสนใจของสาธารณชน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyoroti

menjadi pusat perhatian publik

🇲🇾Malay

lampu sorot

menjadi tumpuan orang ramai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أضواء كاشفة

محط اهتمام الجمهور

🇮🇷Persian

نورافکن

کانون توجه عمومی

🇹🇷Turkish

spot ışığı

kamuoyunun dikkatinin odağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

זַרקוֹר

מוקד תשומת לב ציבורית

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