āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to mellow
01
āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(of a color) to become softer and less vibrant, particularly over a period of time
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The vibrant red of the fabric tends to mellow after repeated washes.
āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāύā§āϤ āϞāĻžāϞ āϰāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He made a conscious effort to mellow his criticism and offer constructive feedback instead.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻ āύāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to become softer, more relaxed, or less intense
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over the years, his once fiery ambition mellowed into a more tempered drive for success.
āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻāϰ āϧāϰā§, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āώāĻž āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āύāϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to make a color less bright or vibrant
Transitive: to mellow a color
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Gentle washing has mellowed the vibrancy of the original paint on the antique furniture.
āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āĻāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞāϤāĻž āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
mellow
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She had a mellow vibe after a couple of drinks at the bar.
āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύāĻŋāĻā§āϧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a long walk on the beach, he felt completely mellow.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ
(of fruits) having reached the stage of ripeness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He picked the mellow tomatoes from the vine, knowing they were at their peak flavor.
āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āώ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āύāϰāĻŽ, āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ
having a gentle quality that develops with age, experience, or gradual change
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His mellow demeanor helped him diffuse the tension in the room.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽ, āĻŽā§āĻĻā§
(of a color, sound, or flavor) soft or gentle, often creating a sense of warmth and calmness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mellow yellow walls in the living room created a cozy atmosphere.
āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06
āϏā§āĻāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ, āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
pleasant, excellent, or highly enjoyable
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His cooking is mellow; every dish tastes amazing.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻž āύāϰāĻŽ; āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻļā§āĻāϰā§āϝāĻāύāĻāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
mellowed
mellowing
mellow
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