What does Mellow mean?
Definitions for Mellow
ˈmɛl oʊmel·low
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Mellow.
Princeton's WordNet
laid-back, mellowadjective
unhurried and relaxed
"a mellow conversation"
mellow, mellowedadjective
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
"a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
mellow, mellowedadjective
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
mellowadjective
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
high, mellowverb
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
mellowverb
soften, make mellow
"Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
mellow, melt, mellow outverb
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
"With age, he mellowed"
mellowadverb
make or grow (more) mellow
"These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
mellowly, mellowadverb
(obsolete) in a mellow manner
Wiktionary
mellownoun
A relaxed mood.
mellowverb
To become mellow.
mellowverb
To relax or soften.
mellowadjective
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
mellowadjective
Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.
mellowadjective
Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
mellowadjective
Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
mellowadjective
Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.
mellowadjective
Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated; or, stoned, high.
Etymology: From melowe, melwe, variant of merow, merwe, from meru, mearu, from marwaz, from mer(w)-. Cognate with meru, mürbe, meyrr (whence meyr).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mellowadjective
Etymology: mearwa , soft, Saxon, Stephen Skinner: more nearly from mollis, molle, mollow, mellow; though r is indeed easily changed into l in common speech.
A storm, or robbery, call it what you will,
Shook down my mellow hangings, nay, my leaves. William Shakespeare.An apple in my hand works different effects upon my senses: my eye tells me it is green; my nose, that it hath a mellow scent; and my taste, that it is sweet. Digby.
A little longer,
And nature drops him down without your sin,
Like mellow fruit, without a winter storm. Dryden.Of seven smooth joints a mellow pipe I have,
Which with his dying breath Damætas gave. Dryden.Camomile sheweth mellow grounds fit for wheat. Francis Bacon.
Greedy of physicians frequent fees,
From female mellow praise he takes degrees. Wentworth Dillon.In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow,
Thou’rt such a testy, touchy, pleasant fellow;
Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee,
There is no living with thee, nor without thee. Addison.To Mellowverb
Etymology: from the noun.
Lord Aubrey Vere
Was done to death, and more than so, my father;
Even in the downfal of his mellow’d years. William Shakespeare.The royal tree hath left us royal fruit,
Which mellow’d by the stealing hours of time,
Will well become the seat of majesty. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.On foreign mountains may the sun refine
The grape’s soft juice, and mellow it to wine. Addison.They plow in the wheat stubble in December; and if the weather prove frosty to mellow it, they do not plow it again till April. John Mortimer, Husb.
This episode is not only now the most pleasing entertainment of the Æneis, but was so accounted in his own age, and before it was mellowed into that reputation which time has given it. Dryden.
To Mellowverb
To be matured; to ripen.
Though no stone tell thee what I was, yet thou
In my grave’s inside see’st, what thou art now;
Yet thou’rt not yet so good, till us death lay
To ripe and mellow there, we’re stubborn clay. John Donne.
ChatGPT
mellow
Mellow generally refers to something or someone being soft, gentle, relaxed, smooth or soothing, often after maturing or aging. It can be used to describe various things, such as music, personality, flavor, or color. It can also refer to a calm and peaceful state of mind.
Webster Dictionary
Mellow
soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple
Mellow
easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil
Mellow
not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc
Mellow
well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial
Mellow
warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated
Mellowverb
to make mellow
Mellowverb
to become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows
Etymology: [OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.]
Wikidata
Mellow
Mellow is the second album by Maria Mena. Released in Norway as a counterpart to her US album White Turns Blue, it was accompanied by the single "You're the Only One". The album was produced by Arvid Solvang.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mellow
mel′ō, adj. soft and ripe: well matured: soft to the touch, palate, ear, &c.: genial: half-tipsy.—v.t. to soften by ripeness or age: to mature.—v.i. to become soft: to be matured.—adv. Mell′owly.—n. Mell′owness, softness: maturity.—adj. Mell′owy, soft: friable. [A.S. mearu, soft; Dut. murw, mollig, L. mollis, Gr. malakos.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MELLOW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mellow is ranked #36630 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mellow surname appeared 610 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mellow.
86.5% or 528 total occurrences were White.
5.9% or 36 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
5.4% or 33 total occurrences were Black.
1.4% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Mellow in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Mellow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Mellow in a Sentence
My goal is getting kids safely back to school in the fall, and if that means having a mellow summer at home then I'm all for that.
The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.
It took me like 15 years to mellow out.
John:
Gruyere is a very fine cheese that has a rather mellow texture. It is commonly used to euxanthate a dish rather than overpower the flavors.
Siphiwe Sibeko/File PhotoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa:
A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest, the trombone that boomed with boldness and bravery, and equally warmed our hearts with mellow melody has lost its life force.
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