mellow
soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
well-matured, as wines.
soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light.
made gentle and compassionate by age or maturity; softened.
friable or loamy, as soil.
mildly and pleasantly intoxicated or high.
pleasantly agreeable; free from tension, discord, etc.: a mellow neighborhood.
affably relaxed; easygoing; genial: a mellow teacher who is very popular with her students.
to make or become mellow.
Slang. a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation.
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.
Origin of mellow
1synonym study For mellow
Other words for mellow
Opposites for mellow
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
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How to use mellow in a sentence
He’s also heard customers, often male, say they are planning to ride mellow trails while coveting bikes with aggressive, slack geometry that got good magazine reviews but were tested on very different terrain.
Your Brain Is Tricking You into Buying the Wrong Gear | Heather Hansman | November 24, 2020 | Outside OnlineTheir milder flavor means you can follow Winslow’s advice and use shallots for a modified version of creamed onions, typically made with mellow pearl onions.
Onions, shallots, scallions and leeks are mostly interchangeable in recipes. Here’s how to use what you have. | Becky Krystal | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostI can’t quite explain why it was so delightful—the mellow vibe, his untroubled demeanor, the easy mastery of the skateboard, but damn.
From a distance, they may appear deceptively mellow, but they’re filled with craggy granite peaks, waterfalls, and tight gorges, so hikes are often full of rock scrambles and river crossings.
The Ultimate Shenandoah National Park Travel Guide | Graham Averill | October 7, 2020 | Outside OnlineFor others, it’s a mellow cruise on easy dirt just outside of town.
Three Family-Friendly Adventures to Try This Fall | Outside Editors | September 17, 2020 | Outside Online
The following bright and mellow Monday, Uriguen cradles the new child.
Idaho Woman Who Gave Birth on Highway: ‘I Had to Pull My Pants Down to Get the Baby Out’ | Dale Eisinger | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMuhammad Ali in Excelsis by Peter Richmond from GQ, April 1998 He is in mellow middle age now.
The Stacks: The True Greatness of Muhammad Ali | Peter Richmond | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis first wife, Sarah Loewen, recalled him as being “mellow.”
Terry Lee Loewen, the Mellow Kansas Man Who Dreamed of Jihad | Michael Daly | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs his longtime friend Bishop Desmond Tutu once told Sky News, “he needed that time in prison to mellow.”
Anger at the Heart of Nelson Mandela’s Violent Struggle | Christopher Dickey | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCan you put "mellow" on the label, or just give the chemical content?
Meet Mark Kleiman, the Man Who Will Be Washington State’s Pot Czar | Abby Haglage | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe day was perfect; as clear and bright, as mellow and crisp, as rich in colour, as only an October day in England can be.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe warmest land is chosen—mellow and free from stones or shaded by trees and prepared as if for a garden.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The flavor is rich and mellow; a little more oily than Havana leaf.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The moon rose majestically above the distant trees; her full, round, and yellow orb cast a mellow light upon our group.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorOn this sweet lawn the inmates and guests walked for sun and mellow air, and often played bowls at eventide.
British Dictionary definitions for mellow
/ (ˈmɛləʊ) /
(esp of fruits) full-flavoured; sweet; ripe
(esp of wines) well-matured
(esp of colours or sounds) soft or rich
kind-hearted, esp through maturity or old age
genial, as through the effects of alcohol
(of soil) soft and loamy
to make or become mellow; soften; mature
(foll by out) to become calm and relaxed or (esp of a drug) to have a calming or relaxing effect on (someone)
Origin of mellow
1Derived forms of mellow
- mellowly, adverb
- mellowness, noun
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