mellow
adjective
soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
mellowness
-
a word derived from
mellow.
Example Sentences
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Honey and sherry vinegar round out gochujang’s deep heat into a mellowness that’s at once sweet, savory and tangy.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
The first music heard was the national anthem, sung by the audience through masks, which gave it a moving, muted mellowness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
Alongside the hippy-dippy mellowness, there is a man who clearly likes doing things his way.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2020
And the newfound mellowness extends to its announcers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2020
They were very well dressed, too well dressed to be eating pork out of a box, but on that warm September day it seemed natural, a perfect addition to the mellowness that pervaded the park.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
