afterglow

Meanings

Plural: afterglows

Noun

• a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
• the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
  • "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"
• The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
• The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
• The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
• The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
• An afterparty.

Synonyms

afterlight, afterparty

Antonyms

foreglow, hangover, postcoital tristesse

Related Words

aftereffect, alpenglow, postcoital