candlelight

American  

[kan-dl-lahyt] / ˈkæn dlˌlaɪt /

noun

1. the light of a candle.

2. a dim artificial light.

3. twilight; dusk.

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candlelight British  

/ ˈkændəlˌlaɪt /

noun

1. 1. the light from a candle or candles

      they ate by candlelight

   2. ( as modifier )

      a candlelight dinner

2. dusk; evening

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Etymology

Origin of candlelight

before 1000; Middle English candel-liht, Old English candel-lēoht. See candle, light ¹

Example Sentences

Beneath the glow of the candlelight, I can see Willa’s initials imprinted on the cover.

From Literature

I even wrote my diary entries by candlelight.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Families on Saturday night held candlelight vigils outside El Rodeo prison east of Caracas and El Helicoide, a notorious jail run by the intelligence services, holding signs with the names of their imprisoned relatives.

From Barron's

It’s been particularly painful learning about candlelight vigils or events meant to honor fire victims, he said, without any invitation for families to participate.

From Los Angeles Times