candlestick C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity 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... candleholdercandelabrumsconcetaper Word family Related forms candlecandela Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Numbers & Quantity markdown