afterglow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

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From after- + glow.

afterlight afterparty

foreglow hangover postcoital tristesse

aftereffect alpenglow postcoital

afterglowy

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