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Synonyms for mellow

Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : mel-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛl oʊ

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Définition of mellow

Origin :
  • mid-15c., melwe "soft, sweet, juicy" (of ripe fruit), perhaps related to melowe, variant of mele "ground grain" (see meal (2)), influenced by Middle English merow "soft, tender," from Old English mearu. Meaning "slightly drunk" is from 1680s. Mellow yellow "banana peel smoked in an effort to get high" is from 1967. Related: Mellowly; mellowness.
  • adj ripe, mature; softened
  • verb ripen, mature
Example sentences :
  • Dick turned to the window, and stared at the mellow evening sky.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • All her share of the blarney of Ireland began to roll from the mellow tip of her tongue.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Thou hast a fair, round, mellow voice; let us have a touch of it.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • It struck Madden to propose salving the dock while the crowd was mellow.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • Her voice when she spoke was mellow and slow, with a nervous vibration of apology.
  • Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
  • The mellow voice of the Wanderer was grave, and he laid a hand on Bert's arm.
  • Extract from : « Wanderer of Infinity » by Harl Vincent
  • They will require a little wine, to mellow the austerity of age, and make them amenable to the laws.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • The only way is to give them drink; this will mellow the sourness of age.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • I detected, too, a note of anxiety in the mellow voice that he could not quite suppress.
  • Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • Or can it possibly be that all this picturesque loveliness is but the effect of a mellow moon?
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

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