candlelit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of candlelit
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the "Black Messiah".
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Christmas often inspires visions of perfection: the geometrically precise tree, the artfully arranged mantel, the candlelit feast a flawless tableau.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The climax instead of the street performance is a candlelit rendition of “Silent Night,” with audience participation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe is London's only indoor candlelit theatre, and glows with more than 100 beeswax candles.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
Maya-Jade and the boy caught each other’s eye over the candlelit table.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
