candlelit
adjective
can·dle·lit
ˈkan-dᵊl-ˌ(l)it 
variants
or less commonly candlelighted
: illuminated by candlelight
a candlelit dinner
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The boat appeared again — this time framed by the Orpheum’s vast stage rather than a candlelit basement.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
Moments before the workshop, participants sit at candlelit tables exchanging horoscopes and comparing their favorite flowers.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Lamps glow around the lagoon as if set for a candlelit dinner.
—Rick Jordan, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
In Des Moines, Aposto at the Scala House turns a Victorian mansion into a candlelit haven for handmade pastas and slow, lingering dinners.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
Moments before the workshop, participants sit at candlelit tables exchanging horoscopes and comparing their favorite flowers.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Lamps glow around the lagoon as if set for a candlelit dinner.
—Rick Jordan, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
In Des Moines, Aposto at the Scala House turns a Victorian mansion into a candlelit haven for handmade pastas and slow, lingering dinners.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for candlelit
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“Candlelit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candlelit. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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