candlelight

noun

can·​dle·​light ˈkan-dᵊl-ˌ(l)īt 

1

a

: the light of a candle

b

: a soft artificial light

2

: the time for lighting candles : twilight

Synonyms

• black
• blackness
• dark
• darkness
• dusk
• gloaming
• gloom
• murk
• night
• semidarkness
• shade
• shadows
• twilight
• umbra

Examples of candlelight in a Sentence

at candlelight carolers would gather in the village green before beginning their stroll

Recent Examples on the Web

An artist set up a memorial near the site of the crash, and residents held a candlelight vigil to remember the victims, including an 11-year-old girl and her mother who spent months being treated at Shriners Children's Hospital. —Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025

Walk or snowshoe by candlelight 5-8 p.m. at Fort Ridgely. —Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

Grief and shock were heavy in the air as a steady stream of mourners came to pay their respects at a candlelight vigil Wednesday night by the side of a busy road, next to a small housing estate and opposite the school where Tuesday’s events unfolded. —Henrik Pettersson, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025

As the Champagne flowed, guests tried on the charms and admired the ways the precious gems glittered in the candlelight. —Ian Malone, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

candlelight

noun

can·​dle·​light ˈkan-dᵊl-ˌ(l)īt 

1

: the light of a candle

2

: soft artificial light

candlelit

-dᵊl-ˌ(l)it

adjective