Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afterlight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: af-terlight
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sun had set some time since, but the landscape was still clear in the mellow afterlight."
"1949, Dorothy L. Sayers (translator), The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Cantica 1: Hell, Penguin, Canto 16, p. 170, So may thy soul these many years abide / Housed in thy body, and the after-light / Of fame shine long behind thee,"
"For years they saw each other in full daylight only on Sundays. The rest of the time they spoke or touched or ate in darkness. Predawn darkness and the afterlight of sunset."
"the simplifying afterlight of metaphor"

Etymology

From after- + light.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: after-
Suffix: light

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

afterglow

Antonyms

foreglow forelight

Questions

What does afterlight mean?: Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
Where does afterlight come from?: From after- + light.

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