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English adjective: mellow | |||
| 1. | mellow unhurried and relaxed | ||
| Samples | A mellow conversation. | ||
| Synonyms | laid-back | ||
| Similar | relaxed | ||
| Antonyms | tense | ||
| 2. | mellow having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging | ||
| Samples | A mellow port. Mellowed fruit. | ||
| Synonyms | mellowed | ||
| Similar | mature, ripe | ||
| Antonyms | unripe, unripened, green, immature | ||
| 3. | mellow having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience | ||
| Samples | Mellow wisdom. The peace of mellow age. | ||
| Synonyms | mellowed | ||
| Similar | mature | ||
| Antonyms | immature | ||
| 4. | mellow having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience | ||
| Samples | Mellow wisdom. The peace of mellow age. | ||
| Similar | soft | ||
| Antonyms | hard | ||
| 5. | mellow slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | ||
| Synonyms | high | ||
| Similar | drunk, inebriated, intoxicated | ||
| Antonyms | sober | ||
English adverb: mellow | |||
| 1. | mellow (obsolete) in a mellow manner | ||
| Synonyms | mellowly | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
English verb: mellow | |||
| 1. | mellow (change) soften, make mellow | ||
| Samples | Age and experience mellowed him over the years. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soften | ||
| Cause | mellow | ||
| Verb group | mellow, mellow out, melt | ||
| 2. | mellow (change) become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial | ||
| Samples | With age, he mellowed. | ||
| Synonyms | mellow out, melt | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Verb group | mellow | ||
| 3. | mellow (change) make or grow (more) mellow | ||
| Samples | These apples need to mellow a bit more. The sun mellowed the fruit. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soften | ||
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