noun
Meaning 1
The light emitted by a candle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
candlelight
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
The evening, when darkness falls and it is time to light candles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the light provided by a burning candle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: candle flame
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: light, visible light, visible radiation
History
Etymology
From Middle English candel lyght, candyllyght, candyll-lyȝht, candel liȝt, candle lyȝt, candeliȝt, candel-liht, from Old English candel lēoht (“candlelight”), equivalent to candle + light.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: kerslig — the light of a candle
- Chinese Mandarin: 燭光 /烛光 (zhúguāng) — the light of a candle
- Dutch: kaarslicht — the light of a candle
- Finnish: kynttilänvalo — the light of a candle
- German: Kerzenlicht — the light of a candle
- German: Kerzenschein — the light of a candle
- Icelandic: kertaljós — the light of a candle
- Indonesian: cahaya lilin — the light of a candle
- Korean: 촛불 (chotbul) — the light of a candle
- Classical Nahuatl: tlāhuīlli — the light of a candle
- Plautdietsch: Taulchlicht — the light of a candle
- Russian: свет от свечи́ (svet ot svečí) — the light of a candle
- Russian: свет горящей свечи (svet gorjaščej sveči) — the light of a candle
- Swedish: ljussken — the light of a candle
- Turkish: mum ışığı — the light of a candle
- Volapük: kandelalit — the light of a candle
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