afterglow
noun/ˈɑːftəɡləʊ/
/ˈæftərɡləʊ/
[usually singular] (literary)- the light that is left in the sky after the sun has set
- the lingering sunset which left a distinctive purple afterglow
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- a pleasant feeling after a good experience
- He was basking in the afterglow of love.
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