mel·low
(mĕĺō)
[Middle English melwe, perhaps from melowe oblique case of mele, ground grain, meal; see meal1.]
adjective: -er, -est.
- Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness: a mellow fruit.
- Suggesting softness or sweetness: “The mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn” (Thomas Hardy)
- Rich and soft in quality: a mellow sound; a mellow wine.
- Having the gentleness, wisdom, or tolerance often characteristic of maturity.
- Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing: a mellow friend; a mellow conversation.
- Slang
- Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated.
- Pleasantly high from a drug, especially from smoking marijuana.
- Moist, rich, soft, and loamy. Used of soil.
tr. & intr.v.: -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.
- To make or become mellow.
phrasal verbs
- mellow out
- To become genial and pleasant; relax: “The cowboy mellowed out when they read him a sweet letter from his wife” (Bobbie Ann Mason)
derivatives
- meĺlow·ly
- adverb
- meĺlow·ness
- noun
