Highlight vs Cliffhanger - What's the difference?
highlight | cliffhanger |
An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
(cosmetology) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
To make prominent; emphasize.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 21
, author=Helen Pidd
, title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis
, work=the Guardian
To be a highlight of.
To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
* 2007 , Hilary Hylton, "
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
* 2008 , Timothy Garton Ash, "
As nouns the difference between highlight and cliffhanger
is that highlight is an area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated while cliffhanger is (narratology) an ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.As a verb highlight
is to make prominent; emphasize.highlight
English
Alternative forms
* hilite (informal)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* (especially significant or interesting detail or event) lowlightVerb
(en verb)citation, page= , passage=The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.}}
cliffhanger
English
Alternative forms
* cliff hanger, cliff-hangerNoun
(en noun)Filming Texas in a Good Light," Time , 2 Jul.:
- Back in the early 80s, the hit series Dallas kept the nation guessing with its season-ending cliffhanger "Who Shot J.R.?"
Russia has run rings round the west," Guardian (UK), 28 Feb. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009):
- This presidential election is such a cliffhanger . Will it be the rising star Dmitry "Obamovich" Medvedev? Or the veteran Gennady "McCainovich" Zyuganov?