spotlight āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ spotlight āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.A lamp that produces such a light.Public notoriety or prominence: She was in the spotlight after she won the marathon. An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.To illuminate with a spotlight.To focus attention on.