Limelight
[lahym-lahyt] /ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt/
noun
1.
Theater.
2.
the center of public attention, interest, observation, or notoriety:
He seems fond of the limelight.
/ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt/
noun
1.
the limelight, a position of public attention or notice (esp in the phrase in the limelight)
2.
n.
1826, popular name for Drummond light, a brilliant light created by the incandescence of lime (n.1); adopted for lighthouses and later for the Victorian stage, where it illuminated the principal actors, hence the figurative sense of “on stage, at the center of attention” (1877).
Read Also:
- Lime-liniment
noun, Pharmacology. 1. .
- Lim ems
Expanded Memory Specification
- Limen
[lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ noun, plural limens, limina [lim-uh-nuh] /ˈlɪm ə nə/ (Show IPA) 1. (def 4). [li-mahn, -man] /lɪˈmɑn, -ˈmæn/ noun, Geology. 1. a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit. 2. […]
- Limen insulae
limen insulae limen in·su·lae (ĭn’sə-lē’, -syə-) n. The transitional band located between the anterior portion of the gray matter of the island of Reil and the posterior perforated substance, formed by a narrow strip of olfactory cortex.
- Limen nasi
limen nasi limen na·si (nā’zī) n. A ridge marking the boundary between the nasal cavity proper and the vestibule of the nose.