afterglow

See also: after-glow

English

Alternative forms

after-glow

Etymology

From after- +‎ glow

Noun

afterglow (countable and uncountable, plural afterglows)

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. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

(party): afterparty

Antonyms

foreglow
(post-drug euphoria): hangover
(post-sex euphoria): post-coital tristesse

Translations

glow in the sky after sunset

Finnish: iltarusko (fi)
Manx: aahollys m

Norwegian: aftenrøde
Swedish: aftonrodnad (sv) c

light emitted by a cooling object

Finnish: jälkihehku

light emitted by a phosphor after excitation

Finnish: jälkihehku

mildly euphoric feeling

Finnish: jälkihehku, raukeus (fi)

afterparty — see afterparty

See also

postcoital

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