candle

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈkændəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #5084

Meanings

1

noun
A stick of wax with a string through the middle that gives light when it burns.

I lit a candle with a match when the power went out.
2

verb
To hold an egg up to a light to check whether it is fresh.

The farmer candled each egg before packing it into the carton.

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1 noun · a stick of wax with a... taperwax light

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Forms candledcandlescandling

Derived forms candle-endcandle-lightcandle-shadecandle-stubcandle-wastercandle-wastingcandle-wickcandle-woodcandlebarkcandleberrycandlebombcandlefish

Related forms candela candelabrum candid candidate chandelier chandler chandlery

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burn the candle at both ends
to work so hard and long that you exhaust yourself

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Simplified etymology

Candle comes from Old English candel, borrowed from Latin candela. The Latin word derives from candere, “to be white, shine, or glisten,” which is also related to candid.

Etymology

From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

*(s)kend- Proto-Indo-European candel Old English candēla Latin candeō Latin

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# candle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkændəl/
**Frequency rank:** 5084

## Meanings
1. A stick of wax with a string through the middle that gives light when it burns.
2. To hold an egg up to a light to check whether it is fresh.

## Examples
- I lit a candle with a match when the power went out.
- The farmer candled each egg before packing it into the carton.

## Derived Forms
- candle-end
- candle-light
- candle-shade
- candle-stub
- candle-waster
- candle-wasting
- candle-wick
- candle-wood
- candlebark
- candleberry
- candlebomb
- candlefish

## Related Forms
- candela
- candelabrum
- candid
- candidate
- chandelier
- chandler
- chandlery

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)kend-
- Root: candel
- Root: candēla
- Root: candeō

## Etymology
From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

## AI Etymology
Candle comes from Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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