afterglow

C1 Topic:Weather & Climate

US /ˈæftərˌɡloʊ/ UK /ˈɑːftəɡləʊ/ See IPA manual

Freq #52408

Meanings

1

noun
light or color remaining in the sky after the sun has set

The western clouds stayed orange in the afterglow.
2

noun
a pleasant feeling or effect that remains after an enjoyable or successful experience

The team celebrated in the afterglow of its championship victory.
3

noun
light or radiation that continues after its source has stopped or cooled

The detector measured the faint afterglow of the brief energy burst.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · light or color remaining in... twilight glowsunset glow

2 noun · a pleasant feeling or... warm memorylingering pleasure

3 noun · light or radiation that... residual glowpersistent emission

Opposites

foreglow

Word family

Related forms twilight sunsetaftereffectalpenglow

Etymology

A compound of after + glow, first used for the light remaining after sunset or another bright source fades. The figurative sense transfers that lingering radiance to the pleasant emotional effect left by an experience.

Topics

Weather & Climate

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# afterglow

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈæftərˌɡloʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːftəɡləʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 52408

## Meanings
1. light or color remaining in the sky after the sun has set
2. a pleasant feeling or effect that remains after an enjoyable or successful experience
3. light or radiation that continues after its source has stopped or cooled

## Examples
- The western clouds stayed orange in the afterglow.
- The team celebrated in the afterglow of its championship victory.
- The detector measured the faint afterglow of the brief energy burst.

## Synonyms
- sunset glow
- lingering pleasure
- residual glow

## Antonyms
- foreglow

## Related Forms
- twilight
- sunset
- aftereffect
- alpenglow

## Etymology
A compound of after + glow, first used for the light remaining after sunset or another bright source fades. The figurative sense transfers that lingering radiance to the pleasant emotional effect left by an experience.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate

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