All afterglow synonyms

noun afterglow

• bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
• radiance — radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.
• glare — a bright, smooth surface, as of ice.
• blossom — Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit.
• light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
• brilliance — great brightness; radiance
• intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
• glimmer — a faint or unsteady light; gleam.
• gleam — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
• glitter — to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.
• warmth — the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat.
• ray — John, 1627?–1705, English naturalist.
• brightness — the condition of being bright
• shimmer — to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
• sparkle — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
• sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
• glow — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
• sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
• dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
• vividness — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
• effulgence — a brilliant radiance; a shining forth.
• luminosity — luminance (def 2).
• gusto — hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: to dance with gusto. Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
• heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
• passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
• splendor — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
• flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
• blush — When you blush, your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed.
• lambency — the quality of being lambent.
• phosphorescence — the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in the case of phosphorus or after exposure to light or other radiation.
• incandescence — the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence.
• resplendence — a resplendent quality or state; splendor.
• glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
• dazzle — If someone or something dazzles you, you are extremely impressed by their skill, qualities, or beauty.
• iridescence — iridescent quality; a play of lustrous, changing colors.
• brilliancy — an instance of brilliance: the brilliancies of Congreve's wit.
• burnish — To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image.
• glint — a tiny, quick flash of light.
• polish — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
• refulgence — shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
• luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
• opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
• gloaming — twilight; dusk.
• sundown — sunset, especially the time of sunset.
• night — the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
• nightfall — the coming of night; the end of daylight; dusk.
• dimness — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
• half-light — light that is about half its customary brightness, or that is partially dimmed or obscured: the half-light of early dawn; a room in half-light.