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Definition mellow

Etymology

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 Saterland Frisian muur (�tender�), West Frisian murf (�tender�), Dutch murw (�tender�), German Low German m��r (�tender�), German m�rbe (�tender, soft�), Old Norse m�r (�tender; aching�), Icelandic meyr (�tender�).

Adjective

mellow (comparative mellower or more mellow, superlative mellowest or most mellow)

1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
2. Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid.
3. Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
4. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
5. Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.
6. Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated, stoned, or high.

Noun

mellow (plural mellows)

1. A relaxed mood.

Verb

mellow (third-person singular simple present mellows, present participle mellowing, simple past and past participle mellowed)

1. (transitive) To make mellow; to relax or soften.
2. (intransitive) To become mellow.

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