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# candlelight

noun (candlelight, uncountable)

«candlelight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The soft light from a candle or candles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candlelight/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history and stories, people read and worked by candlelight before electricity. In everyday life: a candlelight dinner, a candlelight vigil to remember people. In church, carol services by candlelight at Christmas.

### Examples

- We did our homework by candlelight during the power cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candlelight/#x1)
- People used to read by candlelight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candlelight/#x2)
- The church looked lovely in the candlelight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candlelight/#x3)
- They held a candlelight vigil for the victims. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candlelight/#x4)
- Mum and Dad had a candlelight dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candlelight/#x5)

### Note

One word; uncountable. Safety: never leave candles burning unwatched; keep them away from curtains.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «candlelight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candlelight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«candlelight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/candlelight.html) on Mova free.