"lowlight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lowlights [plural]
Etymology: From low + light. Formed by analogy with highlight. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|low|light}} low + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} lowlight (plural lowlights)
  1. A particularly unfavorable or mediocre moment or aspect.
    Sense id: en-lowlight-en-noun-~0GKF0A8
  2. (cosmetics) In hairstyling, a highlight in a darker color rather than a lighter one. Coordinate_terms: highlight, midlight
    Sense id: en-lowlight-en-noun-59EgNquM Categories (other): Cosmetics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 46 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 47 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 51 23 Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle

Verb

Forms: lowlights [present, singular, third-person], lowlighting [participle, present], lowlighted [participle, past], lowlighted [past]
Etymology: From low + light. Formed by analogy with highlight. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|low|light}} low + light Head templates: {{en-verb}} lowlight (third-person singular simple present lowlights, present participle lowlighting, simple past and past participle lowlighted)
  1. (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a darker color than the rest. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-lowlight-en-verb-kC34aXmq

Inflected forms

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