Antonyms for afterglow

Grammar : Noun

Spell : af-ter-gloh, ahf-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæf tərˌgloʊ, ˈɑf-

Definition of afterglow

Origin : also after-glow, 1829, from after + glow (n.).

As in luster : noun gloss, shine
As in twilight : noun onset of darkness at end of day
As in glow : noun burning, brightness

Example sentences :

The sun had just set, and the whole expanse of water was aflame with the afterglow.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

Those dots prolong the effect of a word or sentence; they lend it an afterglow.
Extract from : « If Winter Don't » by Barry Pain

It was about two o'clock, and the afterglow had moved around to the north-east.
Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner

The sun had just set, and the western hemisphere was all aflame with the afterglow.
Extract from : « Her Mother's Secret » by Emma D. E. N. Southworth

Your experience proves how bright and long is the afterglow if it is only real.
Extract from : « Barbara Blomberg, Complete » by Georg Ebers

The long twilight had set in, yet the afterglow hung brilliantly about them.
Extract from : « Skippy Bedelle » by Owen Johnson

It is the foreglow, which is to the sunrise what the afterglow is to the sunset.
Extract from : « In the Open » by Stanton Davis Kirkham

The sun had set over there in front of them, and the air was cool and purple with the afterglow.
Extract from : « To Leeward » by F. Marion Crawford

It remained like an afterglow when the door was closed behind the girl.
Extract from : « Dust of the Desert » by Robert Welles Ritchie

Of all the splendours of Nature the afterglow is the most surprising.
Extract from : « Letters from the Holy Land » by Elizabeth Butler

Synonyms for afterglow

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