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Meaning and definition for "mellow" word

[adv] (obsolete) in a mellow manner
[adjective] slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
[adjective] having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound"; "the mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn"- Thomas Hardy; "a mellowing sun"
[adjective] having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
[adjective] having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
[adjective] unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation"
[verb] make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
[verb] become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
[verb] soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
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\Mel"low\, a. [Compar. {Mellower}; superl. {Mellowest}.] [OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.] 1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple. 2. Hence:
(a) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil. ``Mellow glebe.'' --Drayton
(b) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc. ``The mellow horn.'' --Wordsworth. ``The mellow-tasted Burgundy.'' --Thomson. The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues Heaven with all freaks of light. --Percival. 3. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial. May health return to mellow age. --Wordsworth. As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. --W. Irving. 4. Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. --Addison.
\Mel"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mellowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mellowing}.] To make mellow. --Shak. If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April. --Mortimer. The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age. --J. C. Shairp.
\Mel"low\, v. i. To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows. ``Prosperity begins to mellow.'' --Shak.

Synonyms for mellow

at ease, drunk, easygoing, high, inebriated, intoxicated, laid-back, mature, mellow out, mellowed, mellowing, mellowly, melt, relaxed, ripe, soft

See also: change | soften |

Related terms: bemused, bloom, blossom, congenial, creamy, eggshell, en rapport, evolute, flavorful, flourish, fou, friendly, giddy, golden-voiced, heart-warming, iridescent, likable, liquid, mellifluous, melodic, mother-of-pearl, music-like, ready, rewarding, softened, squash, subdue, supple, sweet, welcome

The fun area, different aproach to word »mellow«

Let's analyse "mellow" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WOLLEM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: mellow: 5 + 6 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: mellow: 4 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (2) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
W (1) 23 King of Wands Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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