Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun afterglow

2 senses of afterglow

Sense 1
afterglow -- (a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset)
       => atmospheric phenomenon -- (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)

Sense 2
afterglow -- (the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory")
       => pleasantness -- (the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling)