afterglownoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈɑːf.tə.ɡləʊ/us/ˈæf.tɚ.ɡloʊ/a pleasant feeling produced after an experience, event, feeling, etc.:
The team were basking in the afterglow of winning the cup.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- bonus
- delirium
- exaltation
- feast
- felicity
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- glad
- goody
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- mirth
- savour
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