Mellowness - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmeləʊnəs|
Brit.  |ˈmeləʊnəs|

noun

- a feeling of good humor and sympathy through maturity or intoxication or a relaxed state
- a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
- the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing (syn: fullness, richness)
the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness
- a soft shade of a color
a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble
- geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana

Extra examples

The painting captures the mellow light of a summer evening.

This wine is very mellow.

He was in a mellow mood.

She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellower in her old age.

He's a very mellow guy.

After a couple of drinks we all started feeling pretty mellow.

She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she has mellowed in her old age.

The wine needs time to mellow.

She was a tough and demanding teacher, but old age has mellowed her.

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