- highlight (n.)
- 1650s, originally of paintings, "the brightest part of a subject," from high (adj.) + light (n.). The figurative sense of "outstanding feature or characteristic" is from 1855. Hairdressing sense is 1941. Related: Highlights.
- highlight (v.)
- 1861, from highlight (n.). Hairdressing sense is 1942. Related: Highlighted; highlighting.
