Chandelier — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹiːˈeɪʃənˌɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪlˈiːnɪəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪlˈiːnɪəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹiːˈeɪʃənˌɪst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pendant pendent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kronleuchter

verzweigte Beleuchtungskörper; oft verziert; hängt von der Decke

🇫🇷French

lustre

luminaire ramifié; souvent orné; est suspendu au plafond

🇪🇸Spanish

araña

luminaria ramificada; a menudo adornado; cuelga del techo

🇮🇹Italian

lampadario

apparecchio di illuminazione ramificato; spesso ornato; pende dal soffitto

🇳🇱Dutch

kroonluchter

vertakte verlichtingsarmatuur; vaak sierlijk; hangt aan het plafond

🇵🇹Portuguese

lustre

luminária ramificada; frequentemente ornamentado; está pendurado no teto

🇷🇺Russian

люстра

разветвленный светильник; часто богато украшенный; свисает с потолка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाड़ फ़ानूस

शाखित प्रकाश व्यवस्था; अक्सर अलंकृत; छत से लटका हुआ है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাড়বাতি

শাখা আলো ফিক্সচার; প্রায়ই অলঙ্কৃত; সিলিং থেকে ঝুলে আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சரவிளக்கு

கிளை விளக்கு பொருத்துதல்; அடிக்கடி அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட; கூரையில் இருந்து தொங்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

షాన్డిలియర్

బ్రాంచ్డ్ లైటింగ్ ఫిక్చర్; తరచుగా అలంకరించబడిన; పైకప్పు నుండి వేలాడుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

झूमर

ब्रंच्ड लाइटिंग फिक्स्चर; अनेकदा सुशोभित; छतापासून लटकत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝુમ્મર

ડાળીઓવાળું લાઇટિંગ ફિક્સ્ચર; ઘણીવાર અલંકૃત; છત પરથી અટકી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಂಚಲು

ಕವಲೊಡೆದ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಸಾಧನ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅಲಂಕೃತ; ಚಾವಣಿಯಿಂದ ನೇತಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലവിളക്ക്

ശാഖിതമായ വിളക്കുകൾ; പലപ്പോഴും അലങ്കരിച്ച; മേൽക്കൂരയിൽ നിന്ന് തൂങ്ങിക്കിടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੂਮ

ਬ੍ਰਾਂਚਡ ਲਾਈਟਿੰਗ ਫਿਕਸਚਰ; ਅਕਸਰ ਸਜਾਵਟ; ਛੱਤ ਤੋਂ ਲਟਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فانوس

برانچڈ لائٹنگ فکسچر؛ اکثر آرائشی؛ چھت سے لٹکا ہوا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枝形吊灯

分支照明灯具；常常是华丽的；悬挂在天花板上

🇯🇵Japanese

シャンデリア

分岐照明器具。しばしば華やかです。天井からぶら下がっている

🇰🇷Korean

샹들리에

분기형 조명기구; 종종 화려한; 천장에 매달려 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đèn chùm

thiết bị chiếu sáng phân nhánh; thường được trang trí công phu; treo từ trần nhà

🇹🇭Thai

โคมระย้า

อุปกรณ์ส่องสว่างแบบแยกส่วน มักจะหรูหรา; ห้อยลงมาจากเพดาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kandil

perlengkapan pencahayaan bercabang; sering berhias; menggantung dari langit-langit

🇲🇾Malay

candelier

lekapan lampu bercabang; sering berhias; tergantung dari siling

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الثريا

تركيبات الإضاءة المتفرعة. في كثير من الأحيان مزخرفة. يتدلى من السقف

🇮🇷Persian

لوستر

وسایل روشنایی شاخه ای؛ اغلب آراسته؛ از سقف آویزان است

🇹🇷Turkish

avize

dallanmış aydınlatma armatürü; genellikle süslüdür; tavandan sarkıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִברֶשֶׁת

גוף תאורה מסועף; לעתים קרובות מקושט; תלוי מהתקרה

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The primary meaning of 'chandelier' is 'branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling'.

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Using 'chandelier' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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