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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The city's mayor and police chief were among dozens gathered at a local fountain for a candlelight vigil, while online fundraisers for two of the victims received tens-of-thousands of dollars in donations.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Late in the album, “Spirit Showing” features a twinkly keyboard that brings to mind the dusty chime of the celesta, as if the song takes place in a dim space illuminated by candlelight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The documents are highly sensitive to light, and the lumens of the overhead lamps are kept as low as candlelight to avoid risking degradation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 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 lantern of golden candlelight flickers over a rocky archway, like the sun over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at sunset.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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