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mellowness

Variant of mellow

adjective

  1. soft, sweet, and juicy because ripe: said of fruit
  2. full-flavored; matured; not acid or bitter: said of wine, etc.
  3. full, rich, soft, and pure; not harsh: said of sound, light, color, weather, etc.
  4. moist and rich; loamy: said of soil
  5. softened and made gentle, understanding, and sympathetic by age and experience
  6. Informal genial or convivial, as from drinking liquor

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become mellow

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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