mellow

mellowed mellowing mellows mellower mellowest
Verb
1. soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
(hypernym)
(verb-group) ,
(derivation)
2. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
(synonym) ,
(hypernym)
(derivation)
3. make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
(hypernym)
(derivation)
Adjective
1. unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation"
(synonym) ,
(similar) ,
2. having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
(synonym)
(similar) ,
3. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
(synonym)
(similar)
4. having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound"; "the mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn"- Thomas Hardy; "a mellowing sun"
(synonym)
(similar)
5. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
(synonym)
(similar) , ,
Adverb
1. (obsolete) in a mellow manner
(synonym)
(classification) ,
We agree to comply with the copyright notice and statements mentioned in WordNet
license.