lowlight

noun

low·​light ˈlō-ˌlīt 

plural lowlights

1

: a particularly bad or unpleasant event, detail, or part

2

: an area of the hair made a darker color (as through the application of chemical substances)

—usually plural

And his last rule of thumb is to start with a neutral, all-over color—without it, your highlights and lowlights won't pop.

—Rachel Nussbaum

Examples of lowlight in a Sentence

That meal turned out to be one of the lowlights of our vacation.

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year's lowlights included public drinking, people on rooftops, thrown beer cans, more than the usual amount of public urination and assaults that went viral on social media. —Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025

Instead of adding lowlights and highlights or revisiting her redhead era, Hadid went for something much cooler—literally and figuratively. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Mar. 2025

The coaching staff showed the Hornets some lowlights to trigger an improved effort from everyone defensively. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025

The two lowlights of his Lakers tenure were his playoff performances against the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference finals (6.3 points on 32.3 percent shooting and 13.3 percent 3-point shooting) and the 2024 first round (38.4 percent shooting and 31.8 percent 3-point shooting). —Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lowlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight