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mel·low
I. \ˈme(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw, -_lō+V\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English melwe, melowe
1. : fully matured: as
a. of a fruit : having attained the flavor, sweetness, and softness of perfect ripeness : soft in substance and sweet in taste
< bit into a mellow peach >
b. of a wine : adequately and properly aged so as to be free of harshness or acidity : mild and pleasing in flavor
< a mellow port >
c. : having attained to softness, gentleness, or kindliness through aging and experience : freed from the rashness or harshness of youth
< mellow wisdom >
< the peace of mellow age >
2.
a. of soil : rich and easily worked : of soft and loamy consistency
b.
(1) : free from coarseness, roughness, or harshness : rich and full but free from garishness or stridency — used especially of sound, color, style
< the mellow tones of an old violin >
< furnished the room with mellow old fabrics and richly polished woods >
(2) of a speech sound : characterized by no friction or by friction that is comparatively mild in that there is only one friction-producing component in the articulation
< \t\ is frictionless and mellow; \th\, which has tongue-teeth friction only, is mellow; but \sh\, which has both tongue-teeth and tongue-palate friction, is not >
— compare strident
c. of livestock : having a hide that is soft, sleek, and flexible to the touch
3.
a. : somewhat intoxicated : warmed and relaxed by liquor
b. : relaxed and at ease : pleasantly convivial : genial
4.
a. of a chemical solution : weakened by use or materially altered in the course of time (as by bacterial action)
b. of a process : involving use of a mild solution to obtain mild results
• mel·low·ly adverb
• mel·low·ness noun -es
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to make mellow
intransitive verb
: to become mellow
< grapes mellowing in the sun >
III. adjective
1. slang : excellent : appealing : fine
< at first the gig looked mellow: $300 for two shows and a supposedly hip crowd — Mark Jacobson >
2. : feeling relaxed and good from smoking marijuana |