afterglow
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- noun
- /ˈæftərˌɡloʊ/
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resplandor
- The Western Flyer, the boat Steinbeck and Ricketts chartered, left in the afterglow of Monterey's annual sardine festival, a mass party held at the close of the fishing season to celebrate the ocean bounty that fueled the town's economy.
Examples
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Many a sunset, I would see the rose-colored smoke rising straight up into the blue sky with its lingering afterglow at a little after two in the afternoon before the boys got out of school.
Fiction book (2002) -
The loose, tan soil of the steep, rocky embankment became tinged red by the light of the day's afterglow.
Fiction book (1998) -
You could still see the afterglow of sunset up ahead, but otherwise it looked gloomy.
Fiction book (2002) -
The graveside prayers were short and were usually read in the afterglow of the sunset.
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As the sun disappeared behind the horizon, the afterglow painted the sky in shades of pink and orange.
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We enjoyed a peaceful moment on the beach, admiring the afterglow of the sunset before darkness fell.
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The photographer captured the beautiful afterglow that lingered in the sky after the day ended.
Synonyms
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A steady soft light coming from an object or surface
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Soft light in the sky just before sunrise or after sunset
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The soft light after sunset before it becomes dark
A faint light in the night sky caused by chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere
A faint natural light in the night sky from chemicals reacting high in the atmosphere
Natural light in the night sky from the air or distant stars, not from city lights
The time just before it becomes dark
A warm golden light from the sun at sunrise or sunset
Soft warm light like candlelight that makes a place feel calm
Antonyms
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Etymology
Afterglow comes from the simple words after and glow, meaning a 'light that remains after' the sun has set. So afterglow is the faint, soft light you can still see on the horizon after sunset.