mellow

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.

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mellow [ˈmɛləʊ]

adj

1. (esp of fruits) full-flavoured; sweet; ripe

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (esp of wines) well-matured

3. (esp of colours or sounds) soft or rich

4. kind-hearted, esp through maturity or old age

5. genial, as through the effects of alcohol

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of soil) soft and loamy

vb

1. to make or become mellow; soften; mature

2. (foll by out) to become calm and relaxed or (esp of a drug) to have a calming or relaxing effect on (someone)

[perhaps from Old English meru soft (as through ripeness)]

mellowly  adv

mellowness  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mellow - soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years" mellow out, mellow, melt - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" soften - make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"
	2.	mellow - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" mellow out, melt change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" mellow - soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
	3.	mellow - make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit" soften - become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"
Adj.	1.	mellow - unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation" laid-back relaxed - without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"
	2.	mellow - having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" mellowed ripe, mature - fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
	3.	mellow - having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" mellowed mature - characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"
	4.	mellow - having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"
	5.	mellow - slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) high drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"
Adv.	1.	mellow - (obsolete) in a mellow manner mellowly archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

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mellow

adjective

1. soft, deep, rich, warm, MLO (S.M.S.) the mellow colours of autumn

2. tuneful, full, rich, soft, melodious, mellifluous, dulcet, well-tuned, euphonic, MLO (S.M.S.) the mellow background music

3. full-flavoured, rounded, rich, sweet, smooth, delicate, juicy, MLO (S.M.S.) a mellow, well-balanced wine

4. ripe, perfect, mature, ripened, well-matured, MLO (S.M.S.) a mellow, creamy Somerset Brie
ripe green, raw, sour, immature, unripe

5. easy-going, warm, gentle, pleasant, sympathetic, tolerant, gracious, amiable, amicable, affable, good-natured, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, MLO (S.M.S.) Is she more mellow and tolerant?

6. relaxed, happy, cheerful, jolly, elevated, merry (Brit. informal), expansive, cordial, genial, jovial, MLO (S.M.S.) After a few glasses, he was feeling mellow.

verb

1. relax, improve, settle, calm, mature, soften, sweeten She has mellowed with age.

2. season, develop, improve, perfect, ripen long cooking mellows the flavour beautifully

Translations

mellow [ˈmeləʊ]

A. ADJ (mellower (compar) (mellowest (superl)))

1. (= pleasant, smooth) [wine, whisky] → suave, añejo; [fruit] → maduro, dulce; [colour, light] → suave y dorado, tenue y dorado; [instrument] → melodioso; [voice, tone, sound] → dulce, meloso

2. [person]

2.1. (= calm) → apacible, sosegado
he has grown more mellow over the years → los años le han suavizado el carácter, se ha vuelto más afable con los años

2.2. (= relaxed) to be mellow (after eating, drinking) → estar relajado
to get mellow (= tipsy) → achisparse
to be in a mellow mood → sentirse relajado

B. VI

1. (= soften) he has mellowed with age → los años le han suavizado el carácter, con los años se ha vuelto más afable

2. (= relax) → relajarse

3. [wine, whisky] → añejarse; [fruit] → madurar; [colour, light, voice, character] → suavizarse; [views] → moderarse
to mellow with age [wine, whisky] → mejorar con los años

C. VT

1. (= soften) old age has mellowed him → la vejez le ha suavizado el carácter or lo ha hecho más afable

2. (= relax) → relajar

3. [+ wine] → añejar

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mellow [ˈmɛləʊ]

adj

(= sound, tone) → moelleux/euse

[colour] → tendre; [light] → velouté(e)
mellow red brick → de la brique d'un rouge tendre

[fruit] → moelleux/euse

[wine] → moelleux/euse

(= cheerful) → gai(e)
He'd had a few glasses of champagne and was fairly mellow → Il avait bu plusieurs coupes de champagne et était plutôt gai.
to be in a mellow mood → être d'humeur joyeuse

vi [person] → s'adoucir

vt [+ person] → adoucir

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mellow

adj (+er)

fruit → ausgereift, saftig; wine → ausgereift; brandy, whisky, flavour → mild; colour, light, stone, brick → warm; sound → voll, rund; (= soft) → weich; voice → weich, sanft; a mellow instrument → ein Instrument mit einem vollen, weichen Klang

person (= relaxed) → abgeklärt, gesetzt; (= affable) → umgänglich; (= in a good mood) → gut gelaunt; (fig: = slightly drunk) → angeheitert; in the mellow later years → im gesetzteren Alter; in a mellow mood → guter Laune, stillvergnügt

vt → reifen, heranreifen lassen; (= relax) → heiter stimmen; sounds, colours → dämpfen, abschwächen; taste → mildern; the rum began to mellow her → der Rum versetzte sie allmählich in freundlichere Stimmung

vi (wine, fruit) → reif werden, (heran)reifen; (colours, sounds) → weicher werden; (person) (= become more relaxed) → abgeklärter or gesetzter werden; (= become more affable) → umgänglicher werden

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mellow [ˈmɛləʊ]

1. (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) adj (fruit) → ben maturo/a; (wine) → maturo/a e pastoso/a; (colour, light) → caldo/a e morbido/a; (person, character) → addolcito/a dall'età; (sound) → melodioso/a

2. vi (fruit, wine) → maturare, maturarsi; (colour, sound) → attenuarsi, smorzarsi; (person, character) → addolcirsi

3. vt old age has mellowed him → con l'età si è addolcito

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mellow [ˈmɛləʊ]

1. (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) adj (fruit) → ben maturo/a; (wine) → maturo/a e pastoso/a; (colour, light) → caldo/a e morbido/a; (person, character) → addolcito/a dall'età; (sound) → melodioso/a

2. vi (fruit, wine) → maturare, maturarsi; (colour, sound) → attenuarsi, smorzarsi; (person, character) → addolcirsi

3. vt old age has mellowed him → con l'età si è addolcito

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mellow

adj mellow [ˈmeləu]

1 (of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached. matig عَذْب، دَمِث، أنيس поомекнал vyrovnaný mild gereift μειλίχιος, πράος sosegado, sereno muhe جاافتاده leppoisa mûri רַך, שָׁקֵט दयालु, पक्का हुआ mekan, zreo érett; lehiggadt melunak ljúfur, skapmildur posato, giudizioso 円熟した 성숙한 brandus, atlaidus, švelnus lādzīgs lembut mild mild, mildnet, moden łagodny suave potolit смягчившийся vyrovnaný zrel blag mogen, mild, mjuk สุขุม olgun 老成的 м'який لطیف chín chắn 老成的

2 (of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant The lamplight was soft and mellow. matig ناعِم، لَطيف тих jemný dæmpet sanft γλυκός suave mahe دلپذیر hillitty doux רַך कोमल, चिकना mekan finom, meleg lembut mildur, daufur caldo, pieno 柔らかで美しい 부드러운 švelnus maigs; samtains lembut warm neddempet; mettet łagodny suave discret мягкий jemný blag blag mjuk, dämpad สีสว่าง yumuşak 柔和的 глибокий, повний مدّھم dịu dàng 柔和的

3 (of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully a mellow burgundy. beleë ناضِج الطَّعْم отлежал vyzrálý fyldig; moden ausgereift ώριμος añejo küps جاافتاده kypsä moelleux, velouté בָּשֵל तैयार, सपरिपक्व (मदिरा), मधुर और रसीला (फल) zreo ó (bor) matang þÿður, ljúfur generoso, maturo 熟した (포도주가) 향기로운, 감칠 맛이 있는, 익은 išlaikytas izturēts; nostāvējies; nogatavojies matang gerijpt rund, fyldig, vellagret dojrzały maduro catifelat выдержанный vyzretý uležan zreo fyllig, vällagrad, mogen หวานฉ่ำ (ผลไม้) kıvamını bulmuş 芳醇的 стиглий با مزہ dịu êm 芳醇的

v

to make or become softer or more mature Old age has mellowed him. sag maak يُنْضِج узрявам zjemnit gøre mild; blive mild reifen lassen μαλακώνω, γλυκαίνω, απαλύνομαι serenar, suavizar el carácter pehmemaks muutma رساندن kypsyttää, pehmentää mûrir לְרַכֵּך पकाना umekšati (meg)érlel; kiforr melunakkan þroska; milda addolcire, ingentilire 円熟する 원숙하게 하다 sušvelninti, sušvelnėti, subręsti vērst lādzīgāku; atmaigt melembutkan mild maken, mild worden bli mildnet, mildne(s), modne(s) (z)łagodzić amaciar a (se) înmu­ia, a (se) potoli смягчать(ся) zjemniť dozoreti omekšati göra (bli) mognare (mildare) ทำให้สุขุม olgunlaşmak 使老成 достигати خوب لطیف یا پختہ بنانا یا ہونا làm cho chín chắn 使老成

n mellowness

matigheid نُضْج съзряване vyzrálost mildhed die Reife ωριμότητα, γλυκύτητα suavidad küpsus رسیدگی kypsyys douceur רַכּוּת परिपक्वता zrelost érettség kelembutan mildi dolcezza; morbidezza 円熟 원숙함, 부드러움 švelnumas briedums; gatavība; lādzīgums kelembutan mildheid mildhet; modenhet; fyldighet łagodność suavidade blândeţe выдержанность vyzretosť mehkoba blagost mogenhet ความเบิกบาน olgunluk 成熟 м'якість; зрілість گھلاوٹ، رسیدگی tính chất chín chắn; dịu ngọt 成熟