Candlelight
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The light emitted by a candle. uncountable, usually
"I looked across the table into her shining eyes, which were golden in the candlelight, with my fingers round the stem of my own glass, ready for the toast."
- 2 the light provided by a burning candle wordnet
- 3 The evening, when darkness falls and it is time to light candles. archaic, uncountable, usually
"Morning dress is that which is worn during business hours or at any time in any place, where semiformal dress is not required until candlelight or seven o'clock in the evening ."
Example
More examples"Instead of preparing a dinner by candlelight, she put her boyfriend up for auction on eBay."
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.
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