mel´low|ness

mel´low|ness
mel|low «MEHL oh», adj, verb.
–adj.
1. ripe, soft, and with good flavor; sweet and juicy: »

a mellow apple.

2. fully matured: »

a mellow wine.

3. soft and rich; full and pure without harshness: »

a violin with a mellow tone, a mellow light in a picture, velvet with a mellow color.

4. soft, rich, and loamy: »

mellow soil.

5. Figurative. softened and made wise by age or experience: »

The baronet was…as merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound (Washington Irving).

6. affected by liquor or drinking; slightly tipsy: »

The party got gloriously mellow (Herman Melville).

–v.t., v.i.
to make or become mellow: »

The apples mellowed after we picked them.Figurative. Time had mellowed his youthful temper.

[Middle English melwe. See related etym. at mild (Cf.mild), malt. (Cf.malt)]
mel´low|ly, adverb.
mel´low|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • mel´low|ly — mel|low «MEHL oh», adj, verb. –adj. 1. ripe, soft, and with good flavor; sweet and juicy: »a mellow apple. 2. fully matured: »a mellow wine. 3. soft and rich; full and pure without harshness: »a violin with a mellow tone, a mellow light in a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mel|low — «MEHL oh», adj, verb. –adj. 1. ripe, soft, and with good flavor; sweet and juicy: »a mellow apple. 2. fully matured: »a mellow wine. 3. soft and rich; full and pure without harshness: »a violin with a mellow tone, a mellow light in a picture,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • low — al·low; al·low·a·bil·i·ty; al·low·a·bly; al·low·ed·ly; ba·low; ban·ga·low; bar·low; bed·fel·low·ship; bil·low·i·ness; blue and yel·low; brick·low; brig·a·low; bun·ga·low; cal·low·ness; car·low; col·low; fal·low·ness; fel·low·man; fet·low;… …   English syllables

  • mellowness — mel·low·ness …   English syllables

  • mellow — mel•low [[t]ˈmɛl oʊ[/t]] adj. low•er, low•est, v. adj. 1) sweet and full flavored from ripeness, as fruit 2) soft and rich, as sound, lights, or colors 3) made gentle by age or maturity 4) friable or loamy, as soil 5) pleasantly intoxicated 6)… …   From formal English to slang

  • Mellowness — Mel low*ness, n. Quality or state of being mellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”