candlelight

/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/

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.

candlelight means the light emitted by a candle. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.

Why this word is great

CANDLELIGHT — [Noun] The soft, animate radiance cast by a burning candle, or the intimate period of evening it defines. From Middle English forms like candel lyght, from Old English candel lēoht, literally 'candle light', a compound of candle and light. Unlike lamplight, which denotes a steady, utilitarian brightness, or twilight, which is the sky's own fading melancholy, candlelight is a deliberate, fragile imposition of warmth upon the dark. It is the amber pulse in a glass jar on a rainy night, the dance of long shadows across a book's pages, and the solitary, golden pinprick marking a vigil in a distant window—a small, breathing assertion of presence against the immense and indifferent night.

noun

The light emitted by a candle.“I looked across the table into her shining eyes, which were golden in the candlelight, with my fingers round the stem of my own glass, ready for the toast.”
The evening, when darkness falls and it is time to light candles.“Morning dress is that which is worn during business hours or at any time in any place, where semiformal dress is not required until candlelight or seven o'clock in the evening .”