candlelit
adjective
can·dle·lit
ˈkan-dᵊl-ˌ(l)it 
variants
or less commonly candlelighted
: illuminated by candlelight
a candlelit dinner
Examples of candlelit in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In December 2023, Mr. Kaiser proposed over a candlelit dinner at his apartment in Gersbach.
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Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Its safari-style tents come fixed with hot bucket showers, private drop-loos, and soft linen bedding, while sundown cocktails and candlelit dinners add a dash of romance.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
For a more traditional sound bath, try the Holistic Twilight Ceremony at the Spa at Las Ventanas in Los Cabos, Mexico, hosted in a candlelit solarium with singing crystal bowls and a sage smoke energy-cleansing ritual.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
The chapel, which was flown in from France, was decorated with baby breath orchids and white roses, and guests enjoyed a candlelit reception.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
This week’s highlights include candlelit concerts, break-dancing nutcrackers, a Cher dance party and markets stocking last-minute gift ideas.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Some of the first arrivals didn’t last, but others were willing to swap comfortable homes for candlelit tin shacks and started families here.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Guests drift through ornate steam rooms and candlelit hot pools, then are massaged with fragrant oils (a choice of rose, pomegranate, lavender or red amber).
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
At the movie’s climax, Jaime is on the brink of death (in a candlelit scene that pays homage to the 1960 Mexican film Macario), and makes the conscious decision to connect with Khaji-Da in order to save his life.
—Laura Zornosa, Time, 21 Aug. 2023
Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Its safari-style tents come fixed with hot bucket showers, private drop-loos, and soft linen bedding, while sundown cocktails and candlelit dinners add a dash of romance.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
For a more traditional sound bath, try the Holistic Twilight Ceremony at the Spa at Las Ventanas in Los Cabos, Mexico, hosted in a candlelit solarium with singing crystal bowls and a sage smoke energy-cleansing ritual.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
The chapel, which was flown in from France, was decorated with baby breath orchids and white roses, and guests enjoyed a candlelit reception.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
This week’s highlights include candlelit concerts, break-dancing nutcrackers, a Cher dance party and markets stocking last-minute gift ideas.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Some of the first arrivals didn’t last, but others were willing to swap comfortable homes for candlelit tin shacks and started families here.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Guests drift through ornate steam rooms and candlelit hot pools, then are massaged with fragrant oils (a choice of rose, pomegranate, lavender or red amber).
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
At the movie’s climax, Jaime is on the brink of death (in a candlelit scene that pays homage to the 1960 Mexican film Macario), and makes the conscious decision to connect with Khaji-Da in order to save his life.
—Laura Zornosa, Time, 21 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
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“Candlelit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candlelit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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