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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A candlelight vigil was also held at a newly crafted mural not far from where Salgado Araujo was shot on Canal Street.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 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
I even wrote my diary entries by candlelight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
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 ● Jan. 11, 2026
It was an evening to inspire songs in praise of Indiana, of moonlight fair along the Wabash and the breath of new-mown hay from the fields and candlelight gleaming through sycamores.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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