mellow
soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
well-matured, as wines.
soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light.
made gentle and compassionate by age or maturity; softened.
friable or loamy, as soil.
mildly and pleasantly intoxicated or high.
pleasantly agreeable; free from tension, discord, etc.: a mellow neighborhood.
affably relaxed; easygoing; genial: a mellow teacher who is very popular with her students.
to make or become mellow.
Slang. a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation.
mellow out, Slang.
to become detached from worry, strife, stress, etc.; relax: After final exams let's go down to the beach and mellow out.
to make more relaxed, agreeable, workable, etc.; soften or smooth: Chopin really mellows me out when I'm feeling tense.
Origin of mellow
1synonym study For mellow
Other words for mellow
Opposites for mellow
Other words from mellow
- 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
- un·mel·low, adjective
- un·mel·lowed, adjective
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How to use mellow in a sentence
It seems to need the slanting rays of the evening sun to give it the right mellowness and tenderness, or the right perspective.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsOf course, you want to be nice and mellow with the trade, but always remember that mellowness carried too far becomes rottenness.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son | George Horace LorimerThe day was as mild as autumn, the winter sun like honey in its mellowness; a soft haze blurred the outline of the upper bridge.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete | Winston ChurchillAt the first words of the young lawyer, uttered in a voice of winning mellowness, the public forgot the facts in the case.
David Dunne | Belle Kanaris ManiatesHis presence is indicated rather by a mellowness overspreading and enriching the picture, than by any brightness or glare.
British Dictionary definitions for mellow
/ (ˈmɛləʊ) /
(esp of fruits) full-flavoured; sweet; ripe
(esp of wines) well-matured
(esp of colours or sounds) soft or rich
kind-hearted, esp through maturity or old age
genial, as through the effects of alcohol
(of soil) soft and loamy
to make or become mellow; soften; mature
(foll by out) to become calm and relaxed or (esp of a drug) to have a calming or relaxing effect on (someone)
Origin of mellow
1Derived forms of mellow
- mellowly, adverb
- mellowness, noun
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