limelight

English

Etymology

lime +‎ light

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈlaɪm.laɪt/

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Noun

limelight (countable and uncountable; plural limelights)

1. A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
2. (by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.

Derived terms

• in the limelight

Translations

type of stage lighting

• Czech: svitlo rampy (cs) n
• Dutch: kalklicht (nl) n
• French: feux de la rampe (fr)
• German: Rampenlicht (de) n

• Italian: lucci della rabata (it) pl, luci della ribalta (it)
• Japanese: フットライト (ja) (futtoraito), ライムライト (ja) (raimuraito), きゃっこう (ja) (kyakkō)
• Russian: свет рампы (ru) (svet rámpy)
• Spanish: luz serena (es) f, luz de candilejas (es) f

attention or notice

• Albanian: qendër e vëmendjes (sq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聚光燈 (cmn), 聚光灯 (cmn) (jùguāngdēng)

• Dutch: spotlicht (nl) n

• German: Rampenlicht (de) n
• Greek: δημοσιότητα (el) (dimosiótita)
• Russian: центр внимания (ru) (centr vnimánija) m