mellow
me
ˈmɛ
me
llow
loƊ
low
/mˈɛlə‍ʊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "mellow"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of a color) to become softer and less vibrant, particularly over a period of time
Intransitive
to mellow definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vibrant red of the fabric tends to mellow after repeated washes.
āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϞāĻžāϞ āϰāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāύāĻž

to bring something to a more relaxed or subdued state
Transitive: to mellow sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He made a conscious effort to mellow his criticism and offer constructive feedback instead.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻ āύāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to become softer, more relaxed, or less intense
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over the years, his once fiery ambition mellowed into a more tempered drive for success.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻ—ā§āϰ āωāĻšā§āϚāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a color less bright or vibrant
Transitive: to mellow a color
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Gentle washing has mellowed the vibrancy of the original paint on the antique furniture.
āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āϧ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻĒ⧇āχāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻĻāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āϤ, āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ

slightly affected by alcohol
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had a mellow vibe after a couple of drinks at the bar.
āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ­āĻžāχāĻŦ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•, āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

free from stress or tension
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a long walk on the beach, he felt completely mellow.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ

(of fruits) having reached the stage of ripeness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He picked the mellow tomatoes from the vine, knowing they were at their peak flavor.
āϏ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāχ āϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻž āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽ, āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

having a gentle quality that develops with age, experience, or gradual change
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His mellow demeanor helped him diffuse the tension in the room.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽ, āĻŽā§ƒāĻĻ⧁

(of a color, sound, or flavor) soft or gentle, often creating a sense of warmth and calmness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mellow yellow walls in the living room created a cozy atmosphere.
āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡āϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϞ⧁āĻĻ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āĻ–āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•, āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ

pleasant, excellent, or highly enjoyable
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His cooking is mellow; every dish tastes amazing.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āύāϰāĻŽ; āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āφāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝāϜāύāĻ•āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

mellowed
mellowing
mellow
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