limelight
English
/ˈlaɪm.laɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
- (by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.
Etymology
Compound from English lime (mineral) + English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload).
Origin
English
light
Gloss
not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
弱
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Limedale English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- belime English
- betalight English
- birdlime English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- brooklime English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- delime English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- lime English
- lime disease English
- lime-twig English
- limeade English
- limejuice English
- limekiln English
- limeless English
- limelighter English
- limelike English
- limerod English
- limescale English
- limestone English
- limetwig English
- limewash English
- limewater English
- limewood English
- limeworks English
- limey English
- limeyard English
- limy English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- nightlight English
- nitrolime English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- overlime English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- quicklime English
- relight English
- relime English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- unlime English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- whitelime English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- light French
- lime French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- lima Spanish, Castilian
- ライム Japanese
- light Middle English
- lyme Middle English
- ليم Arabic
- 萊姆 Chinese
- 라임 Korean
- ļaim̧ Marshallese
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- laim Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- limy
- lime
- light
- limey
- unlime
- alight
- belime
- relime
- delime
- limeade
- uplight
- limerod
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- unlight
- inlight
- lighten
- lightly
- lighter
- enlight
- nonlight
- lighting
- gaslight
- limewash
- mislight
- daylight
- light up
- owllight
- limeless
- limekiln
- lightray
- Limedale
- overlime
- lighteth
- skylight
- lightbar
- sunlight
- limelike
- limeyard
- prelight
- lightbox
- lightman
- toplight
- birdlime
- arclight
- warlight
- penlight
- lowlight
- lightish
- twilight
- tealight
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- limetwig
- limewood
- icelight
- bedlight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightlike
- lightfast
- backlight
- lightwood
- lightface
- lightwell
- spotlight
- limejuice
- glowlight
- lighthead
- lightship
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- lightwork
- limeworks
- nitrolime
- jacklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- looplight
- sea-light
- headlight
- overlight
- lime-twig
- lightpost
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- lightroom
- whitelime
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- lamplight
- limestone
- brooklime
- stoplight
- lightmans
- moonlight
- antilight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- rushlight
- enlighten
- quicklime
- lovelight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- light out
- limewater
- taillight
- light due
- lightskin
- limescale
- floodlight
- lightshift
- crosslight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- multilight
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- earthlight
- straylight
- guidelight
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- flashlight
- hyperlight
- lightshade
- striplight
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- microlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- torchlight
- watchlight
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- light-tight
- candlelight
- limelighter
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- lime disease
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-minded
- thunderlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- feather-light
- light-bearing
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light equation
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light