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chandelier

  • /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

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Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”). Doublet of candelabrum. See also candle.

noun chandeliers

  1. A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling. She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?
  2. specifically One lit by candles.
  3. attributive, often A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. 2007, Frank Pope, "Dragon Sea: a true tale of treasure, archeology, and greed off the coast of Vietnam", Harcourt Books, p. 306. A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself a

    Similar: wall

  4. An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
  5. obsolete A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences. Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pendant, candlestick, lustre, luster, gloss, spider, earrings, torchiere, corona, candelabra, candelabra tree, candelabrum, chord, cieling, clavy, ceroferary

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noun branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling

Españolaraña de luces, lámpara de araña, candil
한국어샹들리에 syangdeullie
日本語シャンデリア shanderia
中文吊燈 /吊灯 diàodēng
हिन्दीझाड़ jhāṛ, झाड़-फ़ानूस jhāṛ-fānūs, झूमर jhūmar
Kiswahilithurea
Portuguêslustre
Françaislustre
DeutschKronleuchter, Lüster
Italianolampadario
Ελληνικάπολυέλαιος polyélaios
Românăcandelabru, lustră
Русскийлю́стра ljústra
Tiếng Việtđèn treo, đèn chùm
العربيةثُرَيَّا ṯurayyā, نَجَفَة najafa
עבריתנִבְרֶשֶׁת nivréshet

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@misc{chandelier_2026,
  title = {chandelier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chandelier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}