candleless, a.
(ˈkænd(ə)llɪs)
[f. candle n. + -less.]
Without a candle or candles.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 5/1, I am left soapless, candleless, and forlorn. 1920 G. Santayana Char. & Opin. U.S. i. 6 Like those candlesticks, probably candleless, sometimes displayed as a seemly ornament in a room blazing with electric light. |