sunglow

[ suhn-gloh ]

noun

1. a diffused, hazy light seen around the sun, caused by atmospheric dust.

sunglow

/ ˈsʌnˌɡləʊ /

noun

1. a pinkish glow often seen in the sky before sunrise or after sunset. It is caused by scattering or diffraction of sunlight by particles in the atmosphere

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunglow¹

First recorded in 1835–45; sun + glow

Example Sentences

I was a child, and asked him if it was a white dove, such as I had seen fanning the sunglow in Icolmkill.

From Project Gutenberg

Out of the sunglow the arm crept like a snake, then it lay still in the shadow betwixt the two who slumbered unheeding.

From Project Gutenberg

Now and again there was the sharp twang in it of the bog-myrtle, sweltering in the sunglow.

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