candlelit

candlelit

English

Etymology

candle +‎ lit

Adjective

candlelit (not comparable)

1. Lit by a candle or candles.
   • 1970, Wilfrido D. Nolledo, But for the Lovers, Dalkey Archive Press, Chapter 19, p. 165,

     […] 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.

   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 11, in The Line of Beauty, New York: Bloomsbury, OCLC 1036692193:

     He poured himself a full glass of wine, and passed the bottle along the candlelit table.

Derived terms

• candlelit dinner