Meaning

11 senses
  1. (also, figuratively)Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.

    a mellow apple

    zart, weich

    спе́лыйspélyj, со́чныйsóčnyj

  2. (also, figuratively)Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.

  3. Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.

  4. (poetic, usually)Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.

  5. (poetic)Fruitful and warm.

  6. (figuratively, usually)Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.

  7. Senses relating to a person or their qualities.

    (figuratively)Well-matured from age or experience; not impetuous or impulsive; calm, dignified, gentle.

    softened through age or experience

  8. (figuratively)Cheerful, genial, jovial, merry; also, easygoing, laid-back, calm, relaxed.

  9. (figuratively)Drunk, intoxicated; especially slightly or pleasantly so, or to an extent that makes one cheerful and friendly.

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

  10. (US, figuratively, slang)Pleasantly high or stoned, and relaxed after taking drugs; also, of drugs: slightly intoxicating and tending to produce such effects.

  11. (slang)Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Don't tell me to mellow out.

  2. I don't think that I've mellowed.

  3. I think I've mellowed.

  4. I don't think I've mellowed.

  5. Most women mellow as they age.

    deDie meisten Frauen werden mit dem Alter milder. — Yorwba

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of fruit: soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of fruit: soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp:

Origin

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English melowe, melwe (“ripe, mellow; juicy; swe

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English melowe, melwe (“ripe, mellow; juicy; sweet”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, possibly:

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Forms

mellower/more mellow, mellowest/most mellow
Comparativemellower / more mellow Lesson
Superlativemellowest / most mellow Lesson

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Synonyms

451 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • softened through age or experience:mellowed
  • having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging:mellowed
  • slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana):high
  • unhurried and relaxed:laid-back

Word family

9 related words

See also

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