Antonyms for limelight
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lahym-lahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt |
Definition of limelight
Origin :- 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).
- noun public attention
- "It must be jolly to know him out of the limelight," said the girl, seriously.
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
- "Talk about clothes bringing one into the limelight," she commented.
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther
- How many of those that stood out in the limelight of '98 can tell the tale to-day?
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- Uncle Peter crossed over and got in the limelight with Lizzie.
- Extract from : « You Should Worry Says John Henry » by George V. Hobart
- Don't forget the team that has helped us all season, the team that doesn't get into the limelight.
- Extract from : « Left Guard Gilbert » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- In the middle of it, a member of the jury, anxious to be in the limelight, asked him a question.
- Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham
- He avoided the limelight, and never courted publicity for himself.
- Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
- It was Larrys turn to be in the limelight in the Brooklyns half of the fourth.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team » by Lester Chadwick
- Jean had her dinner in bed, rather enjoying being in the limelight.
- Extract from : « Ticktock and Jim » by Keith Robertson
- The limelight has been turned right on to subsequent volunteers.
- Extract from : « Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles » by Oliver Hogue
Synonyms for limelight
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