Mellow Definition

mĕlō
mellowed, mellowest, mellows, mellower
adjective
mellowest, mellower
Soft, sweet, and juicy because ripe.
Webster's New World
Suggesting softness or sweetness.
American Heritage
Full-flavored; matured; not acid or bitter.
Webster's New World
Full, rich, soft, and pure; not harsh.
Webster's New World
Softened and made gentle, understanding, and sympathetic by age and experience.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
mellowed, mellows
To make or become mellow.
American Heritage
To make or become mellow.
Webster's New World

To make mellow; to relax or soften.

Wiktionary
noun
A relaxed mood.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Mellow

Adjective

Base Form:
mellow
Comparative:
mellower
Superlative:
mellowest

Origin of Mellow

  • From Middle English melowe, melwe (“soft, sweet, juicy"), variant of Middle English merow, merwe (“soft, tender"), from Old English meru, mearu (“tender, soft, callow, delicate, frail"), from Proto-Germanic *marwaz (“mellow"), from Proto-Indo-European *mer(w)- (“to rub, pack"). Cognate with Middle Dutch meru (“tender"), German mürbe (“tender, soft"), Swedish mör (“tender; aching"), Icelandic meyr (“tender").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English melwe perhaps from melowe oblique case of mele ground grain, meal meal1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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