afterlight

[ af-ter-lahyt, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌlaɪt, ˈɑf- /

noun

the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
a view of past events; retrospect.

Origin of afterlight

First recorded in 1890–95; after + light1

Example sentences from the Web for afterlight

  • But it was evening now and the valley beneath us was brimmed up with the glow of the afterlight.

    The Golden Road |Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Alppain had set, but the whole northern sky was plunged into the minor key by its afterlight.

    A Voyage to Arcturus |David Lindsay
  • My conduct, as well as yours, when we look at it calmly in an afterlight, was quite extraordinary.

    Castle Craneycrow |George Barr McCutcheon