candlelit
adjective
can·dle·lit
ˈkan-dᵊl-ˌ(l)it 
variants
or less commonly candlelighted
: illuminated by candlelight
a candlelit dinner
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These stones offer softness, warmth and a candlelit sparkle that comes from irregularity and hand-cut proportions.
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Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Alma peers through a keyhole and spies her mother (Susanne Wuest) standing before a candlelit shrine to the family’s dead.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
The crown prince was led to the East Room, where a grand candlelit black-tie dinner was being hosted in his honor.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Crossbars on the poles carry dozens of candlelit paper lanterns.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Alma peers through a keyhole and spies her mother (Susanne Wuest) standing before a candlelit shrine to the family’s dead.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
The crown prince was led to the East Room, where a grand candlelit black-tie dinner was being hosted in his honor.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Crossbars on the poles carry dozens of candlelit paper lanterns.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Candlelit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candlelit. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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