candlelike

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adjective

Resembling a candle.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English candle →
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Meanings

adjectivecandlelike (comparative more candlelike, superlative most candlelike)

comparative more candlelike · superlative most candlelike

  1. Resembling a candle.

Origin

  1. Englishcandle
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcandlelike

From candle + -like.

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APA

candlelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlelike

MLA

“candlelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candlelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlelike.

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