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/ˈtiˌlaɪt/ · noun
A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax..
2004, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service https://web.archive.org/web/20071027212506/http://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2004/april-2004/tea-lights-pose-potential-danger.en Candles and tealights can be hazardous and must be used in accordance with any instructions.
Use tealight when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tealight means A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax..
Common synonyms include tea candle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2004, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service https://web.archive.org/web/20071027212506/http://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2004/april-2004/tea-lights-pose-potential-danger.en Candles and tealights can be hazardous and must be used in accordance with any instructions.
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