lowlight
verbEtymology From low + light. Formed by analogy with highlight.
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To dye (part of the hair) a darker color than the rest.
lowlight
nounEtymology From low + light. Formed by analogy with highlight.
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A particularly unfavorable or mediocre moment or aspect.
- He is not commenting on Dick Cheney’s marksmanship lowlights here.2007 September 14, Richard Sandomir, “Right Tools Help Make Right Mix in Booth”, in New York Times:
- Here are some of the highlights lowlights of the state opening of parliament. And I truly do mean state.2019 December 19, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “The absolute state of it: lowlights from the opening of parliament”, in The Guardian:
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Cosmetics, Lifestyle In hairstyling, a highlight in a darker color rather than a lighter one.