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

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

Examples of candlelight in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Overnight, hundreds in Houston attending a candlelight vigil for the safe return of 10-year-old Greta Toranzo, one of the missing Camp Mystic girls. —ABC News, 6 July 2025

On Wednesday night, Gov. Tim Walz, his wife, Gwen, and hundreds of other mourners attended a candlelight vigil for the Hortmans at the state Capitol. —Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks at a candlelight vigil on June 10 in Los Angeles. —Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025

The Maldives is renowned for its quiet luxuries—overwater villas with plunge pools, candlelight dinners on the beach, and of course private butlers. —Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

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