noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set. uncountable

   "The sun had set some time since, but the landscape was still clear in the mellow afterlight."

Synonyms

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afterglow

Antonyms

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foreglowforelight

Example

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"The sun had set some time since, but the landscape was still clear in the mellow afterlight."

Etymology

From after- + light.

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