afterglow.

The lingering light or warm color remaining in the sky after sunset.

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Words that belong together

• rosy afterglow
• fading afterglow
• sunset afterglow

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The afterglow warmed the western clouds.

Snow peaks remained pink in the afterglow.

They packed the boat as the last afterglow faded.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Also figuratively a pleasant feeling after an experience; the selected sense is visible residual light. Usually mass noun; plural afterglows for distinct displays.