candlelight

[ kan-dl-lahyt ]

/ ˈkæn dlˌlaɪt /

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noun

the light of a candle.

a dim artificial light.

twilight; dusk.

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Origin of candlelight

before 1000; Middle English candel-liht,Old English candel-lēoht.See candle, light¹

Words nearby candlelight

candle, candlebeam, candleberry, candlefish, candleholder, candlelight, candlelit, Candlemas, candle-meter, candlenut, candlepin

How to use candlelight in a sentence

She has prepared a special evening that consists of dessert for two over candlelight, a gift and an announcement.
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The men huddled in the passageway in the flickering candlelight.
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Just see the candlelight on her face and just stare at her and just order dinner and never eat.
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On Sunday night, a man was fatally shot near where a candlelight vigil was being held for Ocran.
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The Haunting of Bly Manor ostensibly works off of Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, a novella I love so much that I make it a point to re-read it on Halloween, sometimes in the dark by candlelight.
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The conference had already scheduled a candlelight vigil for those who died of AIDS.
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Obama happened to be in town the following Thursday, when there was a candlelight vigil for Rushing.
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We see Tarly and Maester Aemon sitting up by candlelight, “trading tales of lost love”—until Aemon cuts them short.
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In other moments, she appears angelic, as candlelight dances on her cherubic cheeks.
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The vibe of the chain has been described as “yoga-flavored” with parts of classes conducted by candlelight.
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We no longer live in an age when down-trodden laborers meet by candlelight with the ban of the law upon their meeting.
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The people dined by candlelight, and the darkness of the night is represented as Egyptian.
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Then, just as the candlelight was gasping and shimmering blue in the bowl of the candlestick, he fell asleep.
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In the bewitching candlelight the keyboard trembled and shimmered like water to a low wind.
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She opened the door, standing in bold relief against the candlelight, and shot her hands far into the dark night.
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British Dictionary definitions for candlelight

candlelight

/ (ˈkændəlˌlaɪt) /

noun

the light from a candle or candlesthey ate by candlelight
(as modifier)a candlelight dinner

dusk; evening

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