Definitions for mellow
ˈmɛl oʊmel·low

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. laid-back, mellow(adj)

   unhurried and relaxed

   "a mellow conversation"

2. mellow, mellowed(adj)

   having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging

   "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"

3. mellow, mellowed(adj)

   having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience

   "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

4. mellow(adj)

   having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience

   "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

5. high, mellow(verb)

   slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

6. mellow(verb)

   soften, make mellow

   "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

7. mellow, melt, mellow out(verb)

   become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

   "With age, he mellowed"

8. mellow(adverb)

   make or grow (more) mellow

   "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

9. mellowly, mellow(adverb)

   (obsolete) in a mellow manner

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mellow(Noun)

   A relaxed mood.

2. mellow(Verb)

   To become mellow.

3. mellow(Verb)

   To relax or soften.

4. mellow(Adjective)

   Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

5. mellow(Adjective)

   Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.

6. mellow(Adjective)

   Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.

7. mellow(Adjective)

   Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.

8. mellow(Adjective)

   Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.

9. mellow(Adjective)

   Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated; or, stoned, high.

Origin: From melowe, melwe, variant of merow, merwe, from meru, mearu, from marwaz, from mer(w)-. Cognate with meru, mürbe, meyrr (whence meyr).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mellow

   soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple

2. Mellow

   easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil

3. Mellow

   not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc

4. Mellow

   well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial

5. Mellow

   warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated

6. Mellow(verb)

   to make mellow

7. Mellow(verb)

   to become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows

Origin: [OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.]

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1. Mellow

   Mellow is the second album by Maria Mena. Released in Norway as a counterpart to her US album White Turns Blue, it was accompanied by the single "You're the Only One". The album was produced by Arvid Solvang.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mellow

   mel′ō, adj. soft and ripe: well matured: soft to the touch, palate, ear, &c.: genial: half-tipsy.—v.t. to soften by ripeness or age: to mature.—v.i. to become soft: to be matured.—adv. Mell′owly.—n. Mell′owness, softness: maturity.—adj. Mell′owy, soft: friable. [A.S. mearu, soft; Dut. murw, mollig, L. mollis, Gr. malakos.]

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1. mellow

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mellow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mellow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of mellow in a Sentence

1. John Mayer:

   It took me like 15 years to mellow out.

2. Matt Jarrell:

   He was a mellow guy, he was somebody I could talk to about anything.

3. Martin Thomas Barrett:

   He was a gentleman. He was sweet. He just had a nice, mellow mannerism to him.

4. Mitchell Burgess:

   The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.

5. Jeff Melvoin:

   Rain usually makes me feel mellow. Curl up in the corner time, slow down, smell the furniture. Today it just makes me feel wet.

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