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If it weren't for electricity, we'd all be watching television by candlelight.
George Gobel

Meaning of "candlelight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANDLELIGHT

candlelight  [ˈkændəlˌlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANDLELIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Candlelight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANDLELIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of candlelight in the English dictionary

The definition of candlelight in the dictionary is the light from a candle or candles. Other definition of candlelight is dusk; evening.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANDLELIGHT


cellulite
ˈsɛljʊˌlaɪt
daylight
ˈdeɪˌlaɪt
downlight
ˈdaʊnˌlaɪt
electrolyte
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌlaɪt
flashlight
ˈflæʃˌlaɪt
gaslight
ˈɡæsˌlaɪt
greenlight
ˈɡriːnˌlaɪt
headlight
ˈhɛdˌlaɪt
highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪt
limelight
ˈlaɪmˌlaɪt
metabolite
mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪt
moonlight
ˈmuːnˌlaɪt
proselyte
ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt
satellite
ˈsætəˌlaɪt
searchlight
ˈsɜːtʃˌlaɪt
skylight
ˈskaɪˌlaɪt
socialite
ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪt
spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪt
starlight
ˈstɑːˌlaɪt
twilight
ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANDLELIGHT

candle
candle grease
candle-tree
candleberries
candleberry
candlefish
candleholder
candlelight dinner
candlelighter
candlelit
candlelit dinner
Candlemas
candlenut
candlepin
candlepins
candlepower
candler
candlesnuffer
candlestick
candlewick

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANDLELIGHT

back-up light
backlight
bright
come to light
delight
flight
green light
in-flight
in mid-flight
light
plight
put to flight
red light
slight
sunlight
tail-light
the spotlight
torchlight
ultralight
Very light
white light

Synonyms and antonyms of candlelight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «candlelight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANDLELIGHT

Find out the translation of candlelight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of candlelight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «candlelight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

烛光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luz de las velas
570 millions of speakers

English

candlelight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोमबत्ती की रोशनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضوء الشموع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свечах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luz de velas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সন্ধ্যাকাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chandelles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lilin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kerzenlicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャンドルライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

촛불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lilin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ánh nến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெழுகுவர்த்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅन्डललाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mum ışığında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lume di candela
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przy świecach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свічках
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la lumina lumânărilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το φως των κεριών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kerslig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Levande ljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stearinlys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of candlelight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANDLELIGHT»

The term «candlelight» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANDLELIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «candlelight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «candlelight» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about candlelight

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10 QUOTES WITH «CANDLELIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word candlelight.
1
Milton Berle
We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight.
2
Al Boliska
Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?
3
Rachel Boston
I go on walks during lunch breaks and travel with a fold-up yoga mat. I also love reading by candlelight at night.
4
Janine di Giovanni
I often think I am a better person because I lived for many years of my life with a flashlight. I have developed skills I did not think were possible - bathing with a cup of water by candlelight, for instance, and writing a story with a headlamp on.
5
George Gobel
If it weren't for electricity, we'd all be watching television by candlelight.
6
Nancy Lublin
Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.
7
Pippa Middleton
As a child, I felt that Hallowe'en was a time when creatures of the night suddenly came to life - we would turn off all the lights in the house and let flickering candlelight conjure up scary shadows and create the effect of imaginary figures lurking in dark corners.
8
Sally Quinn
Funny you mention my dinner parties when I have just suggested that inviting close friends over to share a meal with candlelight and wine at your table could be a form of religious experience for some people. To me it's a form of sacrament.
9
Jeremy Renner
I lived by the candlelight for two years because I couldn't afford power. It was nice and romantic at the time, but if you can't afford power you're pretty broke. You endure it.
10
Jill Scott
I didn't leave home until 27. I was an only child raised in Philadelphia by my mother and grandmother. My grandmother controlled the stove. She made a lot of potato meals - mashed potato, potato souffle, potato pancakes. When we didn't have electricity, we ate romantically by candlelight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANDLELIGHT»

Discover the use of candlelight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to candlelight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Carnival at Candlelight
Books in a tree house give kids the magic to travel to far away places and time periods.
Mary Pope Osborne, 2006
2
Candlelight
Virginia Woodward Cloud. CONTENTS Candlelight 7 Blind Mammy 1 1 Beauty 15 The Berry Pickin 19 Mammy Mourns 23 The Fire 27 Miss Lady 51 CANDLELIGHT Candlelight Ah sets mah cannle in de winder-pane To.
Virginia Woodward Cloud, 1924
3
Magic Tree House #33: Carnival at Candlelight
Here’s another Magic Tree House book that will engage kids with history, magic, and nonstop action from beginning to end. From the Hardcover edition.
Mary Pope Osborne, 2009
4
Candlelight Spells: The Modern Witch's Book of Spellcasting, ...
Briefly discusses the history of witchcraft, provides recipes for foods, herbs, and spells, and defines witchcraft terms.
Gerina Dunwich, 1988
5
Can I Get There by Candlelight?
Young Gail Simmons and her pony befriend a girl from another century.
Jean Slaughter Doty, 1980
6
Early Candlelight
"Young Deedee DuGay knew everyone at Fort Snelling in the 1830s .
Maud Hart Lovelace, 1992
7
Candlelight Christmas Garden: Songbook
Candlelight Christmas Garden is a unique, multi-generation Christmas program that celebrates the coming of Jesus, who is God's Light.
Scott Schram, 2002
8
War by Candlelight
These are lives at the margins of the globalized and not-yet-globalized worlds, the stories of those who shuttle between them and never quite feel at home in the cities where they were born: an unrepentant terrorist remembers where it all ...
Daniel Alarcon, 2009
9
Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction
The book includes the stories of nine men and women, illustrating how the journey of Christian discipleship is helped by spiritual direction.
Susan S. Phillips, 2008
10
Death by Candlelight
When Mr. Boddy invites his six best friends to be his guests for the weekend, they face murder and mayhem at the mansion, in ten mini-mysteries for young sleuths to solve.
Marie Jacks, A. E. Parker, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANDLELIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term candlelight is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Youths organize candlelight vigil
A youth organization, Guide Light Productions, has organized a candlelight vigil to get more people, especially the youths involved in the fight ... «LoveFM, Jul 15»
2
Family to hold candlelight vigil for 22-year-old man gunned down in …
NEW ORLEANS —Family and friends will hold a candlelight vigil on the night a 22-year-old would have celebrated his birthday after he was ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
3
Candlelight vigil set for Gilbert woman missing since 2005
PEORIA, AZ - A candlelight vigil is scheduled to take place on later this month for a Gilbert mother who has been missing since July 20, 2005. «ABC15 Arizona, Jul 15»
4
Mount Airy church holds candlelight vigil for Charleston church …
They were among those who came from around the region for a candlelight vigil outside the St. Raymond of Penafort Church, located at Vernon ... «Montgomery Newspapers, Jul 15»
5
McCalla mourns slain family at candlelight vigil
McCalla community members gathered Sunday night to grieve and remember Doris Jean Hutcheson, 49, Kimberly Hutcheson, 14, and Peyton ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
6
Candlelight vigil organized for woman gunned down near Humanity …
NEW ORLEANS —Family and friends are set to gather at a candlelight vigil this week for a woman who was gunned down Friday near ... «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
7
Woman Allergic to Electricity Lives Her Life by Candlelight
The 50-year-old woman now lives her life by candlelight in a rural community and relies solely on gas for heating and cooking. No microwave ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
8
Candlelight Theatre hopes to fill summer theatre void with 'Nunsense'
While many area theaters “go dark” over the summer, The Candlelight Theatre hopes to play to packed audiences in July and August, filling the ... «Delco News Network, Jul 15»
9
Campus candlelight vigil honors Charleston shooting victims
Members of the Brandeis community gathered to remember the victims of the shootings at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in ... «Brandeis University, Jul 15»
10
NUNSENSE opens at Candlelight Theatre July 11
Playwright of a new musical JUDY GARLAND - World's Greatest Entertainer. This show is a takeoff of the '70's tv show THIS IS YOUR LIFE. «Dover Post, Jul 15»

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