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pleasantness vs afterglow

afterglow vs pleasantness

pleasantness and afterglow both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pleasantness Yes No No No
afterglow Yes No No No
As nouns, afterglow is a hyponym of pleasantness; that is, afterglow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pleasantness:
  • pleasantness: the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
  • afterglow: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
pleasantness (noun) afterglow (noun)
the quality of giving pleasure the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event
the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
Difference between pleasantness and afterglow

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