Definition of mellow - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
mood or atmosphererelaxed and pleasant
- The music created a mellow atmosphere at the cafe.
2.
personalitycalm and gentle from age or experience
- He became more mellow with age.
3.
stylenot harsh or rough in color or sound
- The room was painted in mellow tones.
4.
flavormatured and smooth in taste
- The wine had a mellow, rich taste.
5.
fruitsoft and tender due to ripeness
- The peach was perfectly mellow and juicy.
6.
soilUK soft and easily workedUK
- The gardener preferred the mellow soil for planting.
Verb
1.
calmtr. make a person calmer and more understandingtr.
- Age has mellowed his temper.
2.
subdueintr. something losing harshness or becoming subduedintr.
- The colors mellowed with time.
3.
aging tastetr. make something more richly soft or maturetr.
- Years in oak barrels mellow the wine beautifully.
4.
matureintr. food or drink losing harshness over timeintr.
- The cheese will mellow with age.
5.
softenintr. UK soil becoming soft and suitable for plantingintr. UK
- The field mellows after the rain.
Expressions with mellow
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having a gentle and pleasant atmosphere
The cafe was in a mellow mood with soft music.
become relaxed or less intense
After the meeting, he needed some time to mellow out.
become more relaxed or less tense
He tends to get mellow after a long walk.
spoil someone's good mood or annoy them
Don't harsh my mellow with bad news.
encourage saving water by not flushing urine every time
If it's yellow let it mellow to conserve water at home.
Origin of mellow
Old English, melu (soft)
Terms with mellow included in their meaning
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radio
music style or radio format with mellow pop and soft rock
voice
mellow or rich in sound
music
brass instrument in the saxhorn family with a mellow tone
church keyboard
group of organ pipes made to sound like a mellow string instrument
organ music
organ pipe closed at one end making a mellow sound
Examples of mellow in a sentence
His mellow voice was soothing to listen to. Her mellow demeanor calmed everyone. The mellow teacher rarely raised his voice. The artist preferred mellow shades for his paintings. Her voice had a mellow quality that was soothing. The cheese has a mellow flavor that lingers.
He enjoyed the mellow taste of the aged whiskey. The mangoes were mellow and ready to eat. After a week, the bananas turned mellow. After the rain, the field's mellow earth turned easily. Farmers wait until the ground is mellow before plowing. Meditation helped mellow her anxiety. The music seemed to mellow the crowd. The sharp flavor will mellow overnight. Her anger mellowed after the apology. Age will mellow the harsh flavor. Travel mellowed his once rigid views. Let the wine mellow in the cellar. The flavor mellowed after several months. Warm spring weather mellows the garden soil. The soil will mellow before the seedlings are planted.
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- French:détendu, adoucir, ...
- German:entspannt, mildern, ...
- Italian:rilassato, addolcire, ...
- Spanish:tranquilo, suavizar, ...
- Portuguese:agradável, suavizar, ...
- Chinese:轻松的, 缓和, ...
- Japanese:リラックスした, 和らげる, ...
- Arabic:هَادِئ, هدّأَ, ...
- Hebrew:רָגוּעַ, לְרַכֵּךְ, ...
- Russian:расслабленный, смягчать, ...
- Ukrainian:розслаблений, пом'якшувати, ...
- Hindi:सुकून भरा, शांत करना, ...
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