limelight
Center of attention
Limelight was an intense white light produced by heating lime, used in theaters before electric lighting to illuminate performers on stage.
The term now means prominent public attention: She's been in the limelight since her debut album.
To steal the limelight is to draw attention away from others.
Widely recognized public figure
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- notorietyFame from misdeeds
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
renown · acclaim · recognition · prominence · exposure · media · paparazzi · headlines
Raised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actorOne who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
curtain · audience · marquee · vaudeville · playhouse · thespian · monologue · soliloquy
Glowing from heat
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- intenseExtreme in degree
- glowingGiving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
luminous · theatrical lighting · gas lamp · bright · dazzling · beam · burning · Victorian
Concentrated attention point
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- exposureState of being unprotected
- centerMiddle of anything
highlight · notice · observation · interest · curiosity · fascination · gaze · watching
celebrity
Widely recognized public figure
publicity · renown · acclaim · recognition · prominence · exposure · media · paparazzi · headlines · interviews
stage
Raised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actorOne who portrays characters
actress · curtain · audience · marquee · vaudeville · playhouse · thespian · monologue · soliloquy · director
incandescent
Glowing from heat
radiant · luminous · theatrical lighting · gas lamp · bright · dazzling · beam · burning · Victorian
focus
Concentrated attention point
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- exposureState of being unprotected
center · highlight · notice · observation · interest · curiosity · fascination · gaze · watching · examined
- Victorian TheatreHenrik Ibsen, proscenium, Oscar Wilde, backstage, stagecraft
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- celebritycelebs, stardom, A-list, A-listers, movie stars
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
- self-promotionbragging, boasting, self-praise, humble brag, plugging
limelightobscurity
State of being unknown
anonymity · invisibility · shadows · background · oblivion
- in the limelightReceiving public notice