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

Without delay, here are the highlights (and lowlights) of the season at Trader Joe’s. —Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025

The Buffalo Sabres added a lowlight to their rough season during their 5-2 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday in the Delta Center. —Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025

How to blend gray hair The color application that oscillates between highlights and lowlights. —Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025

Her hair transformation includes brighter blonde roots and highlights, a switch from her light brown roots and lowlights. —Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025

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