chandelier

[shan-dl-eer] / ˌʃæn dlˈɪər /

NOUN

light hanging from ceiling

Synonyms

STRONG

candelabrum corona crown luster

WEAK

candleholder electrolier gasolier light fixture

Example Sentences

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As Ratner prepped one scene at Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service agents objected because President Trump was positioned under a chandelier, which could be unsafe, according to the person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

It looks like a golden chandelier and contains the coldest place in the universe.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

So, they asked themselves: “How do we make this chandelier less obnoxious? Let’s put a barn around it!”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

“So we built this house, and it was all designed around this chandelier that we found so obnoxious, that we had in a previous house.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

I almost expected the chandelier to start tinkling.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly