midlight

English

Etymology

mid +‎ light. Formed by analogy with lowlight and highlight.

Noun

midlight (plural midlights)

1. (uncommon) A moment or aspect neither favorable or unfavorable; a neutral happening or incident.
2. (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is somewhat illuminated.
3. (cosmetics) In hairstyling, a highlight in a slightly darker color rather than a lighter one.

Verb

midlight (third-person singular simple present midlights, present participle midlighting, simple past and past participle midlighted)

1. (cosmetics, transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a slightly darker color than the rest.

Coordinate terms

• lowlight
• highlight