英和和英

語源

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

名詞

midlight (複数形 midlights)

1. (まれに) 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.

動詞

midlight (三人称単数 現在形 midlights, 現在分詞 midlighting, 過去形および過去分詞形 midlighted)

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

等位語

• lowlight
• highlight