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

Adjective

1. (esp. of colours, light, or sounds) soft or rich: the mellow stillness of a sunny Sunday morning

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

3. genial and relaxed, for instance through the effects of alcohol or good food

4. (esp. of fruits) sweet, ripe and full-flavoured

5. (esp. of wine or cheese) have developed a full, smooth flavour as a result of maturing

6. (of soil) soft and loamy

Verb

1. to make or become mellow

2. (foll. by out)to make or become calm and relaxed [origin unknown]

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. tuneful, full, rich, soft, melodious, mellifluous, dulcet, well-tuned, euphonic

adjective 2. full-flavoured, rounded, rich, sweet, smooth, delicate, juicy

adjective 3. ripe, perfect, mature, ripened, well-matured << OPPOSITE unripe

adjective 4. relaxed, happy, cheerful, jolly, elevated, merry Brit. (informal) expansive, cordial, genial, jovial

verb 5. relax, improve, settle, calm, mature, soften, sweeten

verb 6. season, develop, improve, perfect, ripen

Translations

mellow [ˈmɛləu] adj [wine] → añejo; [sound, colour] → suave; [fruit] → maduro

vi [person] → madurar

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mellow [ˈmɛləu] adj → velouté(e) → doux(douce); [colour] → riche et profond(e); [fruit] → mûr(e)

vi [person] → s'adoucir

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mellow [ˈmɛləu] adj (sound) → voll, weich;

(light, colour, stone) → warm;

(weathered) → verwittert;

(person) → gesetzt;

(wine) → ausgereift

vi (person) → gesetzter werden

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mellow [ˈmɛləu] adj [wine, sound] → ricco/a; [person, light] → dolce; [colour] → caldo/a; [fruit] → maturo/a

vi [person] → addolcirsi