Spotlight vs. Limelight

A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.

A focus of public attention.

A lamp that produces such a light.

An early type of stage light in which lime was heated to incandescence producing brilliant illumination.

Public notoriety or prominence

The brilliant white light so produced. Also called calcium light.

An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.

A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.

To illuminate with a spotlight.

(by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.

To focus attention on.

To illuminate with limelight

A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.

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.

(by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.

A focus of public attention;

(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.

A lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

(transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.

To draw attention to.

Synonym of jacklight

The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage, leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated.

Hence, conspicuous public notice.

A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area.

A focus of public attention;

A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent;

Illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater