firelight UK /ˈfaɪə.laɪt/US /ˈfaɪɚ.laɪt/ noun1 •The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.He sat on by the cheerful firelight thrown from a bundle of green ash-sticks laid across the dogs; the sticks snapped pleasantly, and hissed out bubbles of sap from their ends. — 1891 formsfirelights