spotlight
English
noun
Definitions
- A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
- (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
- (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.
Etymology
Compound from English spot (brief advertisement) + 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
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- bespot English
- betalight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- blackspot English
- blind spot English
- blindspot English
- bloodspot English
- booklight English
- browspot English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- checkerspot English
- crescentspot English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- eggspot English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- eyespot English
- feather-light English
- findspot English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- followspot English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- highspot English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- immunospot English
- inkspot English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- leafspot 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
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- microspot English
- mislight English
- misspot English
- monospot English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multispot English
- nightlight English
- nightspot English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- playspot English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- power spot English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- respot English
- ringlight English
- ringspot English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- sidelight English
- silverspot English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spot English
- spot beam English
- spotface English
- spotless English
- spotlike English
- spotshank English
- spottable English
- spotter English
- spotteth English
- spottie English
- spotty English
- spotwise English
- starlight English
- starspot English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- sunspot English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tailspot English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- troublespot English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- twinspot English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- wingspot English
- Licht German
- Spot German
- spot Italian
- light French
- spot French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- スポットライト Japanese
- spot Polish
- light Middle English
- spot Middle English
- spota Irish
- espot Catalan, Valencian
- ispat Cebuano
- spot Indonesian
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- spot
- light
- bespot
- respot
- alight
- spotty
- uplight
- sunspot
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- misspot
- unlight
- inlight
- lighten
- lightly
- eyespot
- spottie
- lighter
- inkspot
- spotter
- enlight
- eggspot
- nonlight
- lighting
- leafspot
- gaslight
- mislight
- spotlike
- daylight
- playspot
- light up
- owllight
- spotteth
- lightray
- spotface
- spotless
- twinspot
- tailspot
- lighteth
- highspot
- skylight
- lightbar
- sunlight
- prelight
- lightbox
- wingspot
- lightman
- toplight
- browspot
- arclight
- warlight
- findspot
- penlight
- lowlight
- lightish
- twilight
- spotwise
- ringspot
- tealight
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- monospot
- starspot
- icelight
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightlike
- lightfast
- backlight
- bloodspot
- lightwood
- lightface
- lightwell
- nightspot
- glowlight
- lighthead
- lightship
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- lightwork
- jacklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- looplight
- sea-light
- headlight
- overlight
- lightpost
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- blindspot
- droplight
- lightroom
- spot beam
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightless
- sub-light
- firelight
- ringlight
- lamplight
- spotshank
- stoplight
- lightmans
- multispot
- blackspot
- moonlight
- antilight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- rushlight
- enlighten
- lovelight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- microspot
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- spottable
- lightskin
- floodlight
- lightshift
- power spot
- silverspot
- crosslight
- immunospot
- houselight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- multilight
- lightfaced
- followspot
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- earthlight
- straylight
- guidelight
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- blind spot
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- flashlight
- hyperlight
- lightshade
- striplight
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- microlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- torchlight
- watchlight
- streetlight
- troublespot
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- checkerspot
- light-tight
- candlelight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- crescentspot
- 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