highlighting

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noun

The visual emphasis of text by means of a highlight.

“Uplights have a more highlighting effect.”

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Meanings

verb

alternative hiliting

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of highlight
nounhighlighting (countable and uncountable, plural highlightings)

plural highlightings · alternative hiliting

  1. countableuncountableThe visual emphasis of text by means of a highlight.
  2. countableuncountableAn area of the skin or hair containing highlights.
adjectivehighlighting (comparative more highlighting, superlative most highlighting)

comparative more highlighting · superlative most highlighting · alternative hiliting

  1. Causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing.

    Uplights have a more highlighting effect.

    1 more example

    The most highlighting part of the case study is research, collection and analysis of data.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan area of lightness in a picture

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highlight
Broader
lightlightness
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highlight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Hervorhebung
  • Hervorhebungemphasis of text
Italian evidenziazione
  • evidenziazioneemphasis of text
Turkish altını çizme, vurgulama
  • altını çizmeemphasis of text
  • vurgulamaemphasis of text
Cite this entry
APA

highlighting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highlighting

MLA

“highlighting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highlighting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highlighting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highlighting.

Source: highlighting on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.