candlelight
Americannoun
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the light of a candle.
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a dim artificial light.
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twilight; dusk.
noun
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the light from a candle or candles
they ate by candlelight
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( as modifier )
a candlelight dinner
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dusk; evening
Etymology
Origin of candlelight
before 1000; Middle English candel-liht, Old English candel-lēoht. See candle, light 1
Vocabulary lists containing candlelight
Example Sentences
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Defendants Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, were leaders of a now-defunct group called the Hong Kong Alliance that arranged an annual candlelight vigil in the city's Victoria Park for decades.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Nearby, St Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church hosted a candlelight vigil for Nancy Guthrie, which many in the neighbourhood attended.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Where her vision clears, she’s in a hall lit by candlelight and crystal chandeliers draped in pearls, dressed in an iridescent gown and jewels evocative of the decade’s New Romantic style.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
A night in yellow candlelight brought back some of the magic of Christmas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
Padva is gracious as always, her gown the warm copper of autumn leaves glowing in the candlelight.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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