limelight
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
limelight
n 1: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the
limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full
glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: {limelight},
{spotlight}, {glare}, {public eye}]
2: a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime
with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage
lighting [syn: {limelight}, {calcium light}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
limelight \lime"light`\, n. (Theat.)
That part of the stage upon which the limelight is cast,
usually where the most important action is progressing or
where the leading player or players are placed and upon which
the attention of the spectators is therefore concentrated.
Hence, a conspicuous position before the public; the center
of public attention; -- used mostly in the phrase in the
limelight; as, politicians who are never happy except in the
limelight.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "limelight":
PR, arc, arc light, ballyhoo, blurb, bright light, celebrity,
color filter, common knowledge, cry, currency, daylight, dimmer,
eclat, exposure, fame, famousness, floats, flood, floodlight,
footlights, foots, gelatin, glare, hoopla, hue and cry,
klieg light, light plot, lights, marquee, maximum dissemination,
medium, notoriety, plug, press notice, public eye,
public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity,
publicity story, publicness, puff, reclame, report, spot,
spotlight, write-up
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