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

Usha Vance wore Gaurav Gupta, an Indian couturier, to the pre-inauguration candlelight dinner on Sunday. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025

The president-elect was also scheduled to attend a candlelight dinner Sunday where he was expected to speak. —Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025

Victory Rally | 3 p.m., Capital One Arena, Washington Trump speaks at candlelight dinner | National Building Museum, Washington Monday, Jan. 20: Inauguration Day This year, Inauguration Day coincides with a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. —George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025

Trump will also participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and a candlelight dinner. —Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 17 Jan. 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