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candlelit

/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlɪt/

candlelit adjective: lit by a candle or candles.

Adjective

candlelit (not comparable)

  1. Lit by a candle or candles.
    • Agnes was arguing with Jimmy, also most intelligently, on modern American music and every one else within hearing at the little candlelit tables seemed to be arguing also.1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part III, Chapter II, page 276
    • […] San Sebastian Church was desolate in the courtyard; emptier, lonelier inside with its pews stretched out like fallen pylons varnished by dolorous residue. From each candlelit nook stared in stony despair one after another saint, regal and rueful: proffering forgiveness, peace, a todo.1970, Wilfrido D. Nolledo, chapter 19, in But for the Lovers, Dalkey Archive Press, page 165

Origin of candlelit

From candle + lit.

Words formed from candlelit

Phrases with candlelit

Questions about candlelit

What does candlelit mean?
Candlelit means lit by a candle or candles.
What part of speech is candlelit?
Candlelit is an adjective.
How do you pronounce candlelit?
Candlelit is pronounced /ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlɪt/.

Words near candlelit in the dictionary

  1. candlelighters
  2. candlelighting
  3. candlelightings
  4. candlelights
  5. candlelike
  6. candlelit
  7. candlelit dinner
  8. candlelit dinners
  9. candlemaker
  10. candlemakers
  11. candlemaking

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