a. | 1. | |
1. | Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; | |
2. | Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; | |
3. | Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial. | |
4. | Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. | |
v. t. | 1. | To make mellow. |
v. i. | 1. | To become mellow; |
Verb | 1. | mellow - soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years" |
2. | mellow - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed" Synonyms: mellow out, melt | |
3. | mellow - make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit" | |
Adj. | 1. | mellow - unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation" |
2. | mellow - having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" Synonyms: mellowed | |
3. | mellow - having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" Synonyms: mellowed | |
4. | mellow - 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" Synonyms: mellowing | |
5. | mellow - slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) Synonyms: high | |
Adv. | 1. | mellow - (obsolete) in a mellow manner Synonyms: mellowly |