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Definition of mellow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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1. Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown. [...] 2. A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich. [...] 3. If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older. [...] More.
mellow. [intransitive, transitive] to become or make someone become less extreme in behavior, etc., especially as a result of growing older She had mellowed a great deal since their days at college. mellow somebody A period spent working abroad had done nothing to mellow him.
If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food. [ informal ] He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow.
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. She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellow in her old age.
Of a person, or a person's character, emotions, work, etc.: mature; softened by age and experience; having the gentleness or dignity of maturity. 1592 My yeeres were mellow , his but young and greene.
Definition. (esp. of wine or cheese) having developed a full smooth flavour as a result of maturing. It produced a delightfully mellow flavour. Synonyms. full-flavoured. rounded. rich. sweet.
