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mellow

/ˈmɛloʊ/verb, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Mellow means: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana).

Synonyms for mellow30

verb, as in soften, make mellow

melt, mellow out

verb, as in become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

melt, mellow out

adjective, as in slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

high, intoxicated, drunk, inebriated, ripped, gone

adjective, as in having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging

mellowed, ripe, mature

adjective, as in unhurried and relaxed

laid-back, relaxed

adjective, as in softened through age or experience

mellowed, soft

adverb, as in in a mellow manner

mellowly

also used for mellow

mellowy, cushiony, flabby, flaccid, flexible, spongy, malleable, moldable, yielding, grounded, sanguine, calm, steady, collected, composed

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What does mellow mean?8

adjective

1

slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

2

having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging“a mellow port”

3

unhurried and relaxed“a mellow conversation”

4

softened through age or experience“mellow wisdom”

verb

1

soften, make mellow“Age and experience mellowed him over the years”

2

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial“With age, he mellowed”

3

make or grow (more) mellow“These apples need to mellow a bit more”

adverb

1

in a mellow manner

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mellow?3

two syllables

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Mellow in a sentence

  • Like good wine, women mellow when they age.OsoHombre
  • She has got a mellow, round voice.sadhen
  • Don't tell me to mellow out.CK
  • You two are really harshing my mellow.fenfang557
  • Most women mellow as they age.OsoHombre
  • These chimes have a mellow sound.CM
  • We’re in the coffee shop area of the store, with mellow French music playing.Delayedecholalia
  • The mellow sounds of the Rhodes piano are partly responsible for thousands of accidental conceptions.papabear

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mellow

as a verb

past tense
mellowed
present participle
mellowing
third-person singular
mellows
past participle
mellowed

as a adjective

comparative
mellower
superlative
mellowest