lowlight

noun

low·​light ˈlō-ˌlīt How to pronounce lowlight (audio)
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.
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Her hair transformation includes brighter blonde roots and highlights, a switch from her light brown roots and lowlights. Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 The lowlight for the line was Calgary’s first goal, which came about when the Flames turned a Knies turnover high in the offensive zone into a counterattack shortly after jumping over the boards. Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for lowlight

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lowlight was in 1882

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“Lowlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowlight. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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