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Mild, soft or soothing in effect or degree
“The Marquis de Carvajal paused and spoke in a mellow voice, rolling the words as if he were making a public address.”
Having a melodious or harmonious sound
“The music began with the soft, mellow sounds of a wind instrument, paving the way for Valdis's dance to begin.”
Well matured or conditioned with age
“In Siena and Bologna, he sketched the old palaces and churches with their mellow brickwork studded with terra cotta insets.”
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness
“The cliched image of autumn is that it is a fine season of mellow fruits, golden leaves, and cool, bracing sunny days.”
Having a gentle or calm temperament or disposition
“I always thought that as I got older, I would lose that fiery anger, and that eventually, I'd become a nice and mellow old lady.”
Having a carefree manner or temperament
“He cut out drugs altogether, adopted a healthier diet, and cultivated a more mellow attitude towards many things.”
Having a friendly and sociable nature
“They struck me as a bunch of kids from Amherst, super-unaffected, mellow, and friendly.”
Relaxed, happy and cheerful, especially through being slightly drunk
“He was feeling mellow after a few glasses of wine, and money didn't seem so important anymore.”
Slightly intoxicated, especially by liquor
“My friends and acquaintances say they drink to get mellow, to get a buzz on, to get high.”
Expressing subtlety of a particular quality as opposed to intense
Characterized by fullness, strength and depth, especially of sound
Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature
Characterized by obedience, subservience, or readiness to accept instruction or direction
Strong, full and heavy, literally or figuratively
Giving a feeling of comfort and relaxation
Giving off heat
Not clearly or fully audible
(of sound or color) Free from anything that dulls or dims
Rich, mellow and carefully articulated, especially with an upper-class accent
Feeling euphoric, typically from the effects of narcotics
To make softer or less intense
“For many individuals, personality traits often mellow with age.”
To reduce the intensity or severity of
To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
To relax and take it easy
To change one's attitude for the better
To mature, becoming fit for use
To grow or become ripe, as of fruit
To bring to a higher cultural or civil level or awareness
To reach or bring to ripeness or maturity
To appease or assuage (someone)
To make or become physically soft or softer
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