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adjective
1.
soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
2.
well-matured, as wines.
3.
soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light.
4.
made gentle and compassionate by age or maturity; softened.
5.
EXPANDfriable or loamy, as soil.
6.
mildly and pleasantly intoxicated or high.
7.
pleasantly agreeable; free from tension, discord, etc.: a mellow neighborhood.
8.
COLLAPSEaffably relaxed; easygoing; genial: a mellow teacher who is very popular with her students.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
9.
to make or become mellow.
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noun
Verb phrase10.
Slang. a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation.
11.
mellow out, Slang.
a.
to become detached from worry, strife, stress, etc.; relax: After final exams let's go down to the beach and mellow out.
b.
to make more relaxed, agreeable, workable, etc.; soften or smooth: Chopin really mellows me out when I'm feeling tense.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English mel(o)we, alteration (perhaps by dissimilation, in phrase meruw fruit) of Middle English meruw, Old English meru soft
1400–50; late Middle English mel(o)we, alteration (perhaps by dissimilation, in phrase meruw fruit) of Middle English meruw, Old English meru soft
Related forms
mel·low·ly, adverb
mel·low·ness, noun
o·ver·mel·low, adjective
o·ver·mel·low·ly, adverb
o·ver·mel·low·ness, noun
EXPANDAntonyms
1. immature, raw, green. 3. harsh.
1. immature, raw, green. 3. harsh.
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mellow
mid-15c., melwe "soft, sweet, juicy" (of ripe fruit), perhaps related to melowe, variant of mele "ground grain" (see meal (2)), influenced by M.E. merow "soft, tender," from O.E. mearu. Meaning "slightly drunk" is from 1680s. The verb is from 1570s. Related: Mellowed; mellowing.
EXPANDMellow yellow "banana peel smoked to get high" is from 1967.
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