Dictionary

chandelier en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

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

Meanings

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? 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, chapter VII, in A House Is Built, section vi:
2. (qualifier:originally, specifically) A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling. ▸ One lit by candles.
3. (attributive, often, qualifier:auction) 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 against selling too low.
   • The bids are usually real but can be fake or ‘chandelier’ bids (non-existing bids taken ‘off the chandelier’) on behalf of the consignor, or bids left with the auctioneer in advance. 2010, Don Thompson, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark, Aurum Press Limited, →ISBN:
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. [1747, James Boswell, The Scots Book, volume IX, page 37:
   • Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers"). 1994, Todd A. Shallat, Structures in the Stream: Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of Texas Press, page 32:

Forms

Deriveds

fandelier · chandelier exit · gasolier · chandelier bid · chandelier stop · electrolier · chandeliered · gasalier · not the brightest bulb in the chandelier · chandelier earring · chandelier plant · chandelier bidding · chandelierlike

Hyponyms

gasolier · gasalier · electrolier · gasolier · gasalier · electrolier

Relateds

lustre · candlestick · sconce · chandlery · candlepower · candle · chandler · candelabrum · candela · candidate · candid

Synonyms

wall

Translations (125)

ur فانوس (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · fa لوستِر (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ms candelier (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ms kandil (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ky люстра (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · it lampadario (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · be лю́стра (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · cy siandelïers (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · vi đèn treo (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · kl inimi qullersuaq (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · nb lysekrone (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · is ljósakróna (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · de Luster (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · rm lampadari (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ga coinnleoir craobhach (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sv takkrona (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ja シャンデリア (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · uz chilchiroq (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · afb ثرية (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · et lühter (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · lt sietynas (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · de Kronleuchter (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · kl naneruuserfissuaq (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · hu csillár (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · yi זשיראַנדאָל (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · pl żyrandol (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sv kristallkrona (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · th โคมระย้า (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · lt liustra (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ro candelabru (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · lb Lüster (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · be жырандо́ля (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · gu ઝુમ્મર (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · arz نجفة (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · bn ঝাড়বাতি (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · fi kattokruunu (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · id kandelir (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · he נִבְרֶשֶׁת (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ur جھاڑ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · tr şandölye (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · lv lustra (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · pt lustre (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · szl krōnlojter (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · vi đèn chùm (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · el πολυέλαιος (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · oc lustre (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sl lestenec (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · eo lustro (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sh светилник (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ca aranya (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ky асмачырак (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · de Lüster (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · es lámpara de araña (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ota آویزه (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · tg қандил (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sk luster (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ovd liuoskruon (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ga crann solais (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · cy canhwyllyr (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ar نَجَفَة (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · mk лустер (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ovd liuoskraungen (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · uk лю́стра (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · hi झाड़ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · tr avize (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · yue 吊燈 /吊灯 (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · bg полиле́й (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · hy լյուստրա (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · az çilçıraq (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · eu argi-armiarma (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · yi בליצלאָמפּ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ka ჭაღი (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · cy siandelïer (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · fa قَندیل (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · szl krůnlojter (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · nl luster (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ky шамчырактын (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · tl aranya (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sm moli tautau (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · hy ջահ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · kk люстра (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ary ترية (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sh lùster (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · et kroonlühter (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · tg лустер (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · yi שאַנדאָליער (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ar ثُرَيَّا (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · es araña de luces (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sq llambadar (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · fr lustre (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · be жырандо́ль (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ug ئاسما چىراق (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ro lustră (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · tk lýustra (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sh svetilnik (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · hi झूमर (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · nl kroonluchter (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · yi הענגלײַכטער (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · cmn 吊燈 /吊灯 (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · rm candelaber (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · tg чилчароғ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · es candil (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · uz lyustra (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · hi झाड़-फ़ानूस (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sv ljuskrona (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · da lysekrone (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ky асмашам (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ko 샹들리에 (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · my မီးပဒေသာ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · yi לוסטרע (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · fo ljósakrúna (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · nn ljosekrone (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ru лю́стра (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · ug ئاسما چىراغ (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sh лу̀стер (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · sw thurea (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · uz qandil (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · uk жирандо́ль (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · cs lustr (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · nn lysekrone (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · fa نورافشان (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · yi שענדעליר (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · afb ثريا (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · acw نجفة (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) · kk аспашам (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling)