highlight n 1: the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican" [syn: {high spot}] 2: an area of lightness in a picture [syn: {highlighting}] v : move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" [syn: {foreground}, {spotlight}, {play up}] [ant: {background}, {background}]