mellowness

mel·low  (ml)

adj. mel·low·er, mel·low·est

1.

a. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness: a mellow fruit.

b. Suggesting softness or sweetness: "The mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn" (Thomas Hardy).

2. Rich and soft in quality: a mellow sound; a mellow wine.

3. Having the gentleness, wisdom, or tolerance often characteristic of maturity.

4. Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing: a mellow friend; a mellow conversation.

5. Slang

a. Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated.

b. Pleasantly high from a drug, especially from smoking marijuana.

6. Moist, rich, soft, and loamy. Used of soil.

tr. & intr.v. mel·lowed, mel·low·ing, mel·lows

To make or become mellow.

Phrasal Verb:

mellow out Slang

To become genial and pleasant; relax: "The cowboy mellowed out when they read him a sweet letter from his wife" (Bobbie Ann Mason).

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[Middle English melwe, perhaps from melowe, oblique case of mele, ground grain, meal; see meal¹.]

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mellow·ly adv.

mellow·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mellowness - kindheartedness through maturity or old age kind-heartedness, kindheartedness - sympathy arising from a kind heart
	2.	mellowness - a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
	3.	mellowness - the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing; "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance" fullness, richness property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
	4.	mellowness - a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble" tint, shade, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
	5.	mellowness - geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana affability, affableness, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality, amiability - a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

Translations

mellowness [ˈmeləʊnɪs] N (= smoothness) [of wine, brandy] → suavidad f, añejez f; [of fruit] → dulzura f; [of colour , light] → suavidad f; [of instrument] → lo melodioso

mellowness

n

(of fruit) → Ausgereiftheit f, → Saftigkeit f; (of wine) → Ausgereiftheit f; (of brandy, whisky, flavour) → Milde f; (of colour, light, stone, brick) → Wärme f; (= softness) → Weichheit f; (= mellow sound) → weicher or sanfter Klang

(of person) (= relaxed attitude) → Abgeklärtheit f, → Gesetztheit f; (= affability) → Umgänglichkeit f; (= good mood) → gute Laune; (= slight tipsiness) → angeheiterte Stimmung

mellowness [ˈmɛləʊnɪs] n (of wine) → pastosità f inv; (of colour, character) → dolcezza