Associations to the word «Limelight»

Wiktionary

LIMELIGHT, noun. A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
LIMELIGHT, noun. (by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.

Dictionary definition

LIMELIGHT, noun. A focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency".
LIMELIGHT, noun. A lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats