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Definitions for mellow
ˈmɛl oʊmel·low
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mellow.
Princeton's WordNet
laid-back, mellowadjective
unhurried and relaxed
"a mellow conversation"
mellow, mellowedadjective
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
"a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
mellow, mellowedadjective
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
mellowadjective
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
high, mellowverb
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
mellowverb
soften, make mellow
"Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
mellow, melt, mellow outverb
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
"With age, he mellowed"
mellowadverb
make or grow (more) mellow
"These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
mellowly, mellowadverb
(obsolete) in a mellow manner
Wiktionary
mellownoun
A relaxed mood.
mellowverb
To become mellow.
mellowverb
To relax or soften.
mellowadjective
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
mellowadjective
Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.
mellowadjective
Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
mellowadjective
Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
mellowadjective
Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.
mellowadjective
Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated; or, stoned, high.
Etymology: From melowe, melwe, variant of merow, merwe, from meru, mearu, from marwaz, from mer(w)-. Cognate with meru, mürbe, meyrr (whence meyr).
Webster Dictionary
Mellow
soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple
Mellow
easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil
Mellow
not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc
Mellow
well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial
Mellow
warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated
Mellowverb
to make mellow
Mellowverb
to become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows
Etymology: [OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.]
Freebase
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
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mellow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mellow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of mellow in a Sentence
Everybody’s very mellow, they’re kind and they’re friendly … They don’t judge.
Siphiwe Sibeko/File PhotoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa:
A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest, the trombone that boomed with boldness and bravery, and equally warmed our hearts with mellow melody has lost its life force.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
He was a mellow guy, he was somebody I could talk to about anything.
He was a gentleman. He was sweet. He just had a nice, mellow mannerism to him.
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