1. (

• highlight ,
• high_spot

) the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican" ;

2. (

• highlight ,
• highlighting

) an area of lightness in a picture ;

1. (

• foreground ,
• highlight ,
• spotlight ,
• play_up

) move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" ;

2. (

• highlight

) apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows" ;