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Definitions for Mellow

[1] soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
[2] well-matured, as wines.
[3] soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light.
[4] made gentle and compassionate by age or maturity; softened.
[5] friable or loamy, as soil.
[6] mildly and pleasantly intoxicated or high.
[7] pleasantly agreeable; free from tension, discord, etc.: a mellow neighborhood.
[8] affably relaxed; easygoing; genial: a mellow teacher who is very popular with her students.
[9] to make or become mellow.
[10] Slang . a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation.
[11] 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.
[12] (esp of fruits) full-flavoured; sweet; ripe
[13] (esp of wines) well-matured
[14] (esp of colours or sounds) soft or rich
[15] kind-hearted, esp through maturity or old age
[16] genial, as through the effects of alcohol
[17] (of soil) soft and loamy
[18] to make or become mellow; soften; mature
[19] (foll by out) to become calm and relaxed or (esp of a drug) to have a calming or relaxing effect on (someone)

Words related to Mellow

savory, sweet, soft, delicate, soothing, sweeten, soften, perfect, full, developed, smooth, cultured, matured, seasoned, rounded, aged, perfected, develop, season, age

Words nearby Mellow

mellite, mellitum, mellon, mellophone, mellotron, mellow, mellow out, melo, melodeon, melodia, melodic

Origin of Mellow

1400–50; late Middle English mel(o)we, alteration (perhaps by dissimilation, in phrase meruw fruit ) of Middle English meruw, Old English meru soft

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

Word origin for Mellow

C15: perhaps from Old English meru soft (as through ripeness)

Synonyms for Mellow

delicate, savory, soft, soothing, sweet, aged, cultured, cured, developed, full, matured, perfect, perfected, ripened, rounded, seasoned, smooth, dulcet, flavorful, full-flavored, fully developed, juicy, mellifluent, mellifluous, melodious, rich, sapid, tuneful