lowlight

noun

low·​light ˈlō-ˌlīt 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Though his lowlights are often meme-worthy online, most of the advanced statistics – such as win shares, value over replacement player and box-plus-minus – paint Podziemski as a positive contributor even on last season’s struggling team. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

The lowlight was that meal that left the whole family feeling ill, but the highlight was undoubtedly the final, when Diego Maradona helped Argentina prevail over West Germany in Mexico City. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Cunningham then went back in with lowlights—a combination of BlondMe Glow Toners and Igora Vibrance to neutralize residual warmth. —Marci Robin, Allure, 22 May 2026

The only way to kick those lowlights out of their living room is to get off the mat. —Joe Vardon, New York Times, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lowlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight