candlestick

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled cannelstick

US /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ UK /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a holder for one or more candles

She set a brass candlestick on the mantel.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a holder for one or more... candleholdercandelabrum sconce taper

Word family

Related forms candle candela

Etymology

A compound of candle and stick. Candle is from Old English candel, an early borrowing from Latin candēla, from candēre ('to shine').

candēla Latin sticca Old English

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General Vocabulary

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# candlestick

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/

## Meanings
1. a holder for one or more candles

## Examples
- She set a brass candlestick on the mantel.

## Synonyms
- candleholder
- candelabrum
- sconce
- taper

## Related Forms
- candle
- candela

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: candēla
- Root: sticca

## Etymology
A compound of candle and stick. Candle is from Old English candel, an early borrowing from Latin candēla, from candēre ('to shine').

## AI Etymology
Candlestick is a compound of candle and stick. Candle is from Old English candel, an early borrowing from Latin candēla, from candēre ('to shine'). The historical trail runs through candēla in Latin and sticca in Old English. Morphologically, candlestick is transparent: it is a compound of candle and stick. Used as a noun, candlestick now means "a holder for one or more candles", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as candle and candela. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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