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candlelight
noun
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Divide candlelight into syllables:

can · dle · light

How to pronounce candlelight:

Definition of candlelight:

candlelight (noun):
the light of a candle
the light provided by a burning candle.

Synonyms for candlelight:

black
blackness
candle flame
dark
darkness
dusk
gloaming
gloom
light
midnight
murk
night
semidarkness
shade
shadows
twilight
umbra
visible light
visible radiation

Antonyms for candlelight:

animation
aurora
blaze
brightness
brilliance
brilliancy
candor
candour
cheer
cockcrow
contentedness
dawn
dawning
day
daybreak
daylight
effulgence
encouragement
glare
glow
illumination
incandescence
lambency
light
lightness
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