HyperDic: mellow

English > 8 senses of the word *mellow*:
VERB	change	mellow	soften, make mellow
	change	mellow, melt, mellow out	become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
	change	mellow	make or grow (more) mellow
ADJECTIVE	all	mellow, laid-back	unhurried and relaxed
	all	mellow, mellowed	having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
	all	mellow, mellowed	having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
	all	mellow, high	slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
ADVERB	all	mellow, mellowly	(obsolete) in a mellow manner

mellow > pronunciation
Sounds	meh'low
Rhymes	afterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low...

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	unhurried and relaxed.
Example	"a mellow conversation"
Synonym	laid-back
Broader	relaxed	Without strain / strain or anxiety
Spanish	calmado, relajado, sereno, tranquilo
Catalan	relaxat, tranquil
Nouns	mellowness	geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
Nouns	mellowness	kindheartedness through maturity or old age
Adverbs	mellowly	(obsolete) in a mellow manner

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging.
Examples	"a mellow port" "mellowed fruit"
Synonym	mellowed
Broader	ripe, mature	fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
Spanish	dulce, maduro
Nouns	mellowness	a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience.
Examples	"mellow wisdom" "the peace of mellow age"
Synonym	mellowed
Broader	soft	Compassionate and kind
Spanish	maduro
Catalan	madur
Nouns	mellowness	the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
	mellowness	a soft shade of a color
	mellowness	kindheartedness through maturity or old age
Adverbs	mellowly	(obsolete) in a mellow manner

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana).
Synonym	high
Broader	intoxicated, drunk, inebriated, ripped, gone	stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
Nouns	mellowness	geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
Nouns	mellowness	kindheartedness through maturity or old age
Adverbs	mellowly	(obsolete) in a mellow manner

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	(obsolete) in a mellow manner.
Synonym	mellowly

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	soften, make mellow.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
Cause to	mellow	make or grow (more) mellow
Broader	soften	make soft or softer
Similar to	mellow, melt, mellow out	Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
Spanish	ablandarse, envejecer, sazonar, suavizarse, suavizar
Catalan	ablanir-se, envellir, reblanir-se
Nouns	mellowing	the process of becoming mellow

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"With age, he mellowed"
Synonyms	melt, mellow out
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	mellow	soften, make mellow
Nouns	mellowing	the process of becoming mellow

English > *mellow*: 8 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make or grow (more) mellow.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something ----s something
Examples	"These apples need to mellow a bit more" "The sun mellowed the fruit"
Caused by	mellow	soften, make mellow
Broader	soften	Become soft or softer
Spanish	ablandarse, dulcificar, endulzarse
Catalan	ablanir-se, dulcificar, endolcir-se, estovar-se, reblanir-se
Nouns	mellowing	the process of becoming mellow

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