mellow
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
mellower;mellowest
mellower;mellowest
Britannica Dictionary definition of MELLOW
[also more mellow; most mellow]
1
:pleasantly rich, full, or soft:not harsh, bright, or irritating
- The painting captures themellow light of a summer evening.
- mellow music
- amellow golden color
2
:having a pleasing rich flavor that develops over time
- This wine is verymellow.
- amellow cheese
3
a :very calm and relaxed
- He was in amellow mood.
- She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she becamemellower in her old age.
- He's a verymellow guy.
- amellow crowd
b informal:relaxed from drinking alcohol or using drugs
- After a couple of drinks we all started feeling prettymellow.
2 mellow/ˈmɛloʊ/verb
mellows;mellowed;mellowing
2 mellow
/ˈmɛloʊ/
verb
mellows;mellowed;mellowing
Britannica Dictionary definition of MELLOW
:to become or to cause (someone or something) to become less harsh, irritating, nervous, etc.
[no object]
- She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she hasmellowed in her old age.
- The wine needs time tomellow.
[+ object]
- She was a tough and demanding teacher, but old age hasmellowed her.
- Timemellowed [=softened] their hard feelings.
mellow out
[phrasal verb]US, informal:to become relaxed and calm:to calm down
- Shemellowed out as she grew older.
- You're getting all upset over nothing. You need tomellow out.
— mellowness
noun[noncount]
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