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• Mellow — Mel low, v. i. To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows. Prosperity begins to mellow. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mellow — [mel′ō] adj. [ME melwe, ripe, prob. < or akin to OE melu (see MEAL2), Fl meluw, soft, mellow] 1. soft, sweet, and juicy because ripe: said of fruit 2. full flavored; matured; not acid or bitter: said of wine, etc. 3. full, rich, soft, and… …   English World dictionary

• mellow — mellowly, adv. mellowness, n. /mel oh/, adj., mellower, mellowest, v., n. adj. 1. soft, sweet, and full flavored from ripeness, as fruit. 2. well matured, as wines. 3. soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light. 4. made gentle and… …   Universalium

• mellow — mel|low1 [ˈmeləu US lou] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not bright)¦ 2¦(not loud or harsh)¦ 3¦(not strong in flavour)¦ 4¦(not strict)¦ 5¦(relaxed)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old English melu; MEAL] 1.) ¦(NOT BRIGHT)¦ a mellow …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mellow — 1 adjective 1 a mellow colour or light looks soft, warm, and not too bright: the mellow, golden light of early evening | mellow shades of brown and orange 2 a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth: the mellow sound of a trombone | a friendly,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mellow — /ˈmɛloʊ / (say meloh) adjective 1. soft and full flavoured from ripeness, as fruit. 2. well matured, as wines. 3. soft and rich, as sound, tones, colour, light, etc. 4. genial and in good humour, as after wining and dining well: *Exhausted by… …  

• mellow — {{11}}mellow (adj.) mid 15c., melwe soft, sweet, juicy (of ripe fruit), perhaps related to melowe, variant of mele ground grain (see MEAL (Cf. meal) (2)), influenced by M.E. merow soft, tender, from O.E. mearu. Meaning slightly drunk is from… …   Etymology dictionary

• mellow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English melowe Date: 15th century 1. a. of a fruit tender and sweet because of ripeness b. of a wine well aged and pleasingly mild 2. a. made gentle by age or experience b. rich and full …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mellow — adjective 1》 (especially of sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft.     ↘archaic (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy. 2》 (of a person s character) softened by maturity or experience.     ↘relaxed and good humoured. 3》 (of earth) rich… …   English new terms dictionary

• mellow — mel•low [[t]ˈmɛl oʊ[/t]] adj. low•er, low•est, v. adj. 1) sweet and full flavored from ripeness, as fruit 2) soft and rich, as sound, lights, or colors 3) made gentle by age or maturity 4) friable or loamy, as soil 5) pleasantly intoxicated 6)… …   From formal English to slang

• mellow — adj. & v. adj. 1 (of sound, colour, light) soft and rich, free from harshness. 2 (of character) softened or matured by age or experience. 3 genial, jovial. 4 partly intoxicated. 5 (of fruit) soft, sweet, and juicy. 6 (of wine) well matured,… …   Useful english dictionary