candlelight

English

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkændllaɪt/

Noun

candlelight (usually uncountable, plural candlelights)

The light emitted by a candle.

Derived terms

candlelight dinner
candlelight vigil

Translations

the light of a candle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 燭光／烛光 (zh) (zhúguāng)
Classical Nahuatl: tlāhuīlli
Dutch: kaarslicht (nl) n
Finnish: kynttilänvalo (fi)
German: Kerzenlicht (de) n, Kerzenschein (de) m
Icelandic: kertaljós (is) n
Indonesian: cahaya lilin
Korean: 촛불 (ko) (chotbul)
Plautdietsch: Taulchlicht n
Russian: свет от свечи́ m (svet ot svečí)
Swedish: ljussken (sv) n
Volapük: kandelalit (vo)