afterflow

ˈæftərfloʊ

Definition

Definition of afterflow - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotion

Rare

residual effect or feeling after an event

Rare

She felt an afterflow of happiness after the concert.

aftermath

light

Rare

the light or glow remaining after sunset

Rare

The sky was painted with a beautiful afterflow.

afterglow

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the light or glow remaining after sunset

Origin of afterflow

Old English, æfter (after) + flowan (to flow)

Examples of afterflow in a sentence

He experienced an afterflow of calm after the meditation session.
We watched the afterflow from the hilltop.
The photographer captured the afterflow perfectly.

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French:rémanence, crépuscule, ...
German:Nachwirkung, Abendrot, ...
Italian:sensazione residua, luce del crepuscolo, ...
Spanish:sensación residual, resplandor del atardecer, ...
Portuguese:ressaca emocional, resplendor pós-por do sol, ...
Chinese:余感, 余晖, ...
Japanese:余韻, 夕焼け後の光, ...
Arabic:أثَر باقٍ, الضوء المتبقي, ...
Hebrew:הֵד, זֹהַר אַחֲרוֹן, ...
Russian:остаточный эффект, послесвечение, ...
Ukrainian:залишкове відчуття, післясвітіння, ...
Hindi:अफ्टरफ्लो, सांध्य प्रकाश, ...
Bengali:অবশিষ্ট প্রভাব, সূর্যাস্তের আলো, ...
Catalan:ressaca emocional, resplendor del capvespre, ...
Czech:dozvuk, dosvit, ...
Danish:eftervirkning, efterglød, ...
Dutch:na-effect, avondgloed, ...
Greek:υπόλειμμα συναισθήματος, μεταφωτισμός, ...
Hungarian:utóhatás, alkonyfény, ...
Khmer:អារម្មណ៍ដែលនៅសេសសល់ក្រោយព្រឹត្តិការណ៍, ពន្លឺសេសសល់ក្រោយថ្ងៃលិច, ...
Korean:잔여 효과, 해질녘의 빛, ...
Persian:اثر باقی‌مانده, نور پس از غروب, ...
Polish:pozostały efekt, poświata po zachodzie słońca, ...
Portuguese (BR):ressaca emocional, resplendor pós-por do sol, ...
Romanian:efect rezidual, lumina de după apus, ...
Swedish:eftereffekt, eftersken, ...
Thai:ความรู้สึกหลงเหลือ, แสงหลังพระอาทิตย์ตก, ...
Turkish:etki sonrası, gün batımı sonrası ışık, ...
Vietnamese:dư âm, ánh sáng sau hoàng hôn, ...

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