firelightnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfaɪə.laɪt/us/ˈfaɪr.laɪt/the light produced by a fire, especially one in a fireplace
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Light
- beam
- candlelight
- daylight
- floodlight
- glossy
- illumination
- incandescent
- incident ray
- lamplight
- light
- luminous
- moonlight
- opalescent
- phosphorescent
- photo
- shiny
- starlight
- sun
- sunlight
- sunshine
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Examples from literature
- He stopped stroking the kitten and looked at her through the dim firelight.
- She lay back in the firelight, her beautiful brow and eyes softly illuminated.
- The dancing firelight sent shadow-blots and light-spots in a dozen directions with fantastic effect.
- The firelight and candlelight did not reach so far as the walls, but left them in soft darkness.
- The man stepped into the circle of the firelight, and held out his hand.