mellow meaning and definition

MELLOW verb

Definition of mellow (verb)

1. soften, make mellow
   • "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
2. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
   • "With age, he mellowed"
   • synonyms: mellow out, melt
3. make or grow (more) mellow
   • "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

MELLOW adjective

Definition of mellow (adjective)

1. unhurried and relaxed
   • "a mellow conversation"
   • synonyms: laid-back
2. having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
   • "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
   • synonyms: mellowed
3. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
   • "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
   • synonyms: mellowed
4. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
   • "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
5. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
   • synonyms: high

MELLOW adverb

Definition of mellow (adverb)

1. (obsolete) in a mellow manner
   • synonyms: mellowly