lowlight

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English

Etymology

From low +‎ light. Formed by analogy with highlight.

Noun

lowlight (plural lowlights)

  1. A particularly unfavorable or mediocre moment or aspect.
    Antonyms: highlight, midlight
    • 2007 September 14, Richard Sandomir, “Right Tools Help Make Right Mix in Booth”, in New York Times:
      He is not commenting on Dick Cheney’s marksmanship lowlights here.
    • 2019 December 19, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “The absolute state of it: lowlights from the opening of parliament”, in The Guardian:
      Here are some of the highlights lowlights of the state opening of parliament. And I truly do mean state.
  2. (cosmetics) In hairstyling, a highlight in a darker color rather than a lighter one.
    Coordinate terms: highlight, midlight

Verb

lowlight (third-person singular simple present lowlights, present participle lowlighting, simple past and past participle lowlighted)

  1. (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a darker color than the rest.

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