What does mellow mean in English? Meaning of mellow definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "mellow": soften, make mellow
Verb
Meaning: soften, make mellowExample: Age and experience mellowed him over the yearsSynonyms: mellowHypernyms: softenMeaning of "mellow": unhurried and relaxed
Adjective
Meaning: unhurried and relaxedExample: a mellow conversationSynonyms: laid-back
mellowSimilar: relaxedMeaning of "mellow": (obsolete) in a mellow manner
Adverb
Meaning: (obsolete) in a mellow mannerSynonyms: mellow
mellowlyMeaning of "mellow": become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
Verb
Meaning: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genialExample: With age, he mellowedSynonyms: mellow
mellow out
meltHypernyms: changeMeaning of "mellow": having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
Adjective
Meaning: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper agingExample: a mellow port
mellowed fruitSynonyms: mellow
mellowedSimilar: mature
ripeMeaning of "mellow": make or grow (more) mellow
Verb
Meaning: make or grow (more) mellowExample: These apples need to mellow a bit more
The sun mellowed the fruitSynonyms: mellowHypernyms: softenMeaning of "mellow": having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
Adjective
Meaning: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experienceExample: mellow wisdom
the peace of mellow ageSynonyms: mellow
mellowedSimilar: matureMeaning of "mellow": having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
Adjective
Meaning: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experienceExample: mellow wisdom
the peace of mellow ageSynonyms: mellowSimilar: softMeaning of "mellow": slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
Adjective
Meaning: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)Synonyms: high
mellowSimilar: drunk
inebriated
intoxicatedAdjective: Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp. a mellow appleEasily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid. a mellow soil Drayton flowers of rank and mellow glebeDrayton flowers of rank and mellow glebeNot coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc. Wordsworth the mellow horn Thomson the mellow-tasted Burgundy Percival The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues / Heaven with all freaks of light.Wordsworth the mellow hornThomson the mellow-tasted BurgundyPercival The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues / Heaven with all freaks of light.Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial. Wordsworth May health return to mellow age. Washington Irving as merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a houndWordsworth May health return to mellow age.Washington Irving as merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a houndRelaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, The China Governess[1]: Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, The China Governess[1]: Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated; or, stoned, high. (Can we find and add a quotation of Addison to this entry?)Synonyms:
savory, sweet, soft, delicate, soothing, perfect, full, developed, smooth, cultured, matured, seasoned, rounded, aged, perfected, dulcet, flavorful, juicy, mellifluous, melodious, rich, sapid, tuneful, cured, ripened, full-flavored, fully developed, mellifluent, sweeten, soften, perfect, develop, season, age, maturate, mollify, arrive, grow, improve, ripe, grow up, milden, settle down,
Antonyms:
healthy, incomplete, young, immature, tart, harsh, rough, strong, broken, hard, sour, unripe, worry, decrease, lessen, trouble, halt, stop, decline, diminish,
