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 of candlelight

• night
• dark
• shadows
• dusk
• darkness
• black
• blackness
• twilight
• midnight

Examples of candlelight in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

For decades, Hong Kong’s annual candlelight vigil was the only large-scale public commemoration of the Tiananmen crackdown and attracted tens of thousands of people annually. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Here, the designer grounded the tonal palette with warm fall florals, a cream table runner, and cozy candlelight. — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

The lip gloss gives a nonsticky, high-shine slick of color that plays nicely with sunshine or candlelight. — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for candlelight

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite

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