Limelight

Noun

 * 1) A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls.
 * 2)  Attention or notice.

Derived terms

 * in the limelight

Verbs for Limelight
avoid—; bask in—; crave—;  earn—; emerge from—; extinguish—; fade from—; gain—; glory in—; quench—; seek—; steal —; throw into—; —dazzles; —glows; — notorizes; —publicizes; —smoulders; — wanes.

Thesaurus
PR, arc, arc light, ballyhoo, blurb, bright light, celebrity, color filter, common knowledge, cry, currency, daylight, dimmer, eclat, exposure, fame, famousness, floats, flood, floodlight, footlights, foots, gelatin, glare, hoopla, hue and cry, klieg light, light plot, lights, marquee, maximum dissemination, medium, notoriety, plug, press notice, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity, publicity story, publicness, puff, reclame, report, spot, spotlight, write-up

Translations

 * Czech: svitlo rampy
 * Dutch: kalklicht
 * French: feux de la rampe
 * German:


 * Italian: lucci della rabata, luci della ribalta
 * Japanese: フットライト, ライムライト, きゃっこう
 * Russian: свет рампы
 * Spanish: luz serena, luz de candilejas


 * Albanian: qendër e vëmendjes
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 聚光燈, 聚光灯
 * Dutch: spotlicht


 * German:
 * Greek: δημοσιότητα
 * Russian: центр внимания