Highlighting: meaning, definitions and examples
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highlighting
[ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ]
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The act of selecting or emphasizing something in a text or image, typically by making it stand out visually.
Synonyms
accentuation, emphasis, underlining
Examples of usage
- The highlighting in the document really helped to draw attention to the important points.
- She used yellow highlighting to mark the key dates in her calendar.
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To mark or emphasize something in a text or image by making it stand out visually.
Synonyms
accentuate, emphasize, underline
Examples of usage
- She is highlighting the important sections of the report.
- I will highlight the key information in the presentation.
Translations
Translations of the word "highlighting" in other languages:
🇵🇹 destaque
- realce
- ênfase
🇮🇳 हाइलाइटिंग
- प्रमुखता
- प्रकाश डालना
🇩🇪 Hervorhebung
- Markierung
- Betonung
🇮🇩 penyorotan
- sorotan
- penekanan
🇺🇦 виділення
- підкреслення
- наголошення
🇵🇱 podkreślenie
- wyróżnienie
- akcentowanie
🇯🇵 ハイライト
- 強調
- 目立たせる
🇫🇷 mise en évidence
- surlignage
- accentuation
🇪🇸 resaltado
- énfasis
- subrayado
🇹🇷 vurgulama
- öne çıkarma
- belirginleştirme
🇰🇷 강조
- 하이라이트
- 주목
🇸🇦 تسليط الضوء
- إبراز
- التشديد
🇨🇿 zvýraznění
- zdůraznění
- podtržení
🇸🇰 zvýraznenie
- zdôraznenie
- podčiarknutie
🇨🇳 突出
- 强调
- 高亮
🇸🇮 poudarjanje
- izpostavljanje
- označevanje
🇮🇸 áhersla
- hápunktur
- lögð áhersla á
🇰🇿 ерекшелеу
- назар аудару
- баса айту
🇬🇪 გამოყოფა
- ხაზგასმა
- აქცენტის გაკეთება
🇦🇿 vurğulama
- seçmə
- diqqət çəkmə
🇲🇽 resaltado
- énfasis
- subrayado
Etymology
The word 'highlighting' originated from the verb 'highlight' which dates back to the 17th century. It combines 'high' and 'light', suggesting bringing attention to something by making it brighter or more prominent. The concept of highlighting has been used in various forms throughout history, from illuminated manuscripts in medieval times to modern digital highlighting tools.
See also: highlighted, highlighter, highlighters.