The meaning of Mellow

adjective

Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

Usage examples:

An affable and agreeable companion

adjective

Diffusing warmth and friendliness

adjective

Friendly, kind, relaxed, and easy to talk to

Usage examples:

It’s hard not to like such an affable fellow.

noun

The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.

Usage examples:

He died from a heart attack at the age of 51

verb

Grow old or older.

Usage examples:

The tiredness we feel as we age

suffix

Forming nouns denoting an action.

Usage examples:

Leverage

adjective

Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

Usage examples:

The amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically

adjective

Diffusing warmth and friendliness

adjective

Pleasant and friendly

Usage examples:

He was amiable and charming, and he possessed an ability to make people feel comfortable in his pre…

adjective

Characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.

Usage examples:

An amicable settlement of the dispute

adjective

Friendly in attitude, or (of decisions or agreements) achieved with friendly attitudes and without unpleasant argument

Usage examples:

Wagner predicted the whole issue would be resolved in an amicable manner., they stayed together alm…

adjective

Pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation

Usage examples:

His manner was perfectly amicable but i felt uncomfortable., an amicable debate, an amicable agreem…

adjective

Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

Usage examples:

She had to keep calm at all costs

noun

The absence of strong emotions; calm feelings.

Usage examples:

His usual calm deserted him

verb

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Usage examples:

I took him inside and tried to calm him down

noun

The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.

Usage examples:

The wiring is in good condition

verb

Have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something).

Usage examples:

National choices are conditioned by the international political economy

adjective

(especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically).

Usage examples:

Record the dulcet tones of your family and friends

adjective

Dulcet sounds are soft and pleasant to listen to.

Usage examples:

I thought i heard your dulcet tones down here.

adjective

Relaxed and not easily upset or worried

Usage examples:

An easy-going attitude/manner, a friendly, easy-going type of guy

adjective

(of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear.

Usage examples:

A stream of fine, euphonious phrases

adjective

Having a pleasant sound

adjective

(especially of food or drink) resembling or containing fruit.

Usage examples:

Fruity cocktails

adjective

Tasting or smelling like fruit

Usage examples:

The punch was pleasant and fruity.

adjective

Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.

Usage examples:

Waste bins full of rubbish

adverb

Straight; directly.

Usage examples:

She turned her head and looked full into his face

noun

The period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.

Usage examples:

So many of those who were killed in the attacks were right in the full of their lives.

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

Usage examples:

A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

Friendly and welcoming toward other people

adjective

Courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status.

Usage examples:

A gracious hostess

exclamation

Used to express polite surprise.

Usage examples:

Good gracious, that was close!

adjective

Pleasant, kind, and polite

Usage examples:

You’re a gracious host., he was used to gracious living., my goodness gracious, that was a huge rep…

verb

Make or become better.

Usage examples:

Efforts to improve relations between the countries

verb

To make better

adjective

(of a person) showing a lot of care and kindness for other people

adverb

In a kind manner.

Usage examples:

‘never mind,’ she said kindly

adjective

Kind, warm-hearted, or gentle.

Usage examples:

He was a quiet, kindly man

adjective

(of a person) having a character that is generous, helpful, and caring about other people

Usage examples:

A kindly man, they treated me kindly.

noun

(of poetry) expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms.

Usage examples:

Lyric poems of extraordinary beauty

adjective

Expressing emotions, and often having the quality of a song

Usage examples:

Lyric poetry

adjective

Fully developed physically; full-grown.

Usage examples:

She was now a mature woman

verb

(of a person or thing) become fully grown or developed.

Usage examples:

Children mature at different ages

verb

To become completely grown

Usage examples:

Humans take longer to mature than most other animals., [ i ] when you are the oldest child of a lar…

adjective

Another term for mellifluous.

adjective

(of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear.

Usage examples:

Her low mellifluous voice

adjective

Having a pleasant and flowing sound

Usage examples:

A deep mellifluous voice, the mellifluous sound of the cello

adjective

Relating to or characterized by melody.

Usage examples:

The melodious chant of the monks

adjective

Pleasant and relaxing to listen to

adjective

Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.

Usage examples:

A very pleasant evening

adjective

Enjoyable or attractive, or (of a person) friendly and easy to like

Usage examples:

We spent a pleasant afternoon at the beach., she had a pleasant manner and was popular with everyon…

verb

Make or become less tense or anxious.

Usage examples:

He relaxed and smiled confidently

verb

Make less taut

verb

To become or cause someone to become calm and comfortable, and not worried or nervous, or to become or cause a muscle or the body to become less tight

Usage examples:

[ i ] she saw a need for a downtown club where women could relax., [ t ] this exercise will help yo…

adjective

Having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.

Usage examples:

A rich and famous family

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions; wealthy

Usage examples:

A rich man, the united states is one of the world’s richest nations., a rich brocade jacket, the co…

adjective

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions

Usage examples:

He's the third richest man in britain., all of the world's richest nations were invited to attend t…

noun

Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.

Usage examples:

Now most places in the world you have four seasons; winter, spring, summer, fall but not so in barb…

verb

Add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food).

Usage examples:

Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper

noun

One of the four parts a year is divided into; spring, summer, fall, or winter

Usage examples:

Flu season, the holiday season, the baseball season lasts from april to october., strawberries are …

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Usage examples:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

verb

To get or to become comfortable

Usage examples:

[ t ] campbell settled herself in front of a blazing fire., [ i ] he settled back in his chair and …

adjective

Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.

Usage examples:

Smooth flat rocks

verb

Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.

Usage examples:

She smoothed out the newspaper

adverb

In a way that is without difficulties.

Usage examples:

The course of true love never did run smooth

verb

Make or become soft or softer.

Usage examples:

Plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin

verb

To become gentle, or to make something less forceful or loud

Usage examples:

[ t ] he made an effort to soften his tone., congress will move to soften the law’s impact., [ i ] …

verb

If demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down

Usage examples:

Share prices softened with continued worries about the country's economic recovery., although deman…

verb

Make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste.

Usage examples:

A cup of coffee sweetened with saccharin

verb

To make something taste sweet

Usage examples:

Sweeten the nut bread by adding dried fruit., infml if they want to settle the strike, the owners s…

verb

To make something more attractive and acceptable

Usage examples:

Sweeten the deal/bid/offer, the city had tried to sweeten the deal with a $140 million package., th…

adjective

Feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

Usage examples:

She was sympathetic towards staff with family problems

adjective

Showing, esp. by what you say, that you understand and care about someone’s problems or suffering

Usage examples:

He suffers from back trouble too, so he was sympathetic., we are sympathetic to that point of view …

adjective

Showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with.

Usage examples:

We must be tolerant of others

adjective

Having the ability to bear something unpleasant or annoying, or to keep going despite difficulties

Usage examples:

Some grasses are very tolerant of drought., working with young people helps me be a little more tol…

adjective

Having a pleasing tune; melodious.

Usage examples:

A musical full of tuneful songs

adjective

With a pleasant tune

Usage examples:

The first track on the album is surprisingly tuneful.

adjective

Of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature.

Usage examples:

A warm september evening

verb

Make or become warm.

Usage examples:

I stamped my feet to warm them up

noun

A warm place or area.

Usage examples:

Stay in the warm, i've made up the fire for you

adjective

Kind and affectionate

Usage examples:

He was a warm-hearted man who helped me when i needed a friend.