mellow
adjective
[ ˈmɛləʊ ]
• (especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness.
• "she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice"
Similar:
dulcet,
sweet-sounding,
tuneful,
euphonious,
lyric,
melodious,
mellifluous,
fruity,
smooth,
warm,
full,
rich,
well rounded,
mellifluent,
• (of a person's character) tempered by maturity or experience.
• "a more mellow personality"
Similar:
easy-going,
tolerant,
amicable,
amiable,
warm-hearted,
warm,
sympathetic,
good-natured,
affable,
gracious,
gentle,
pleasant,
kindly,
kind-hearted,
• (of earth) rich and loamy.
• "to most farmers, soil has good tilth when it is mellow and granular and crumbles easily in the hand"
mellow
verb
• make or become mellow.
• "even a warm sun could not mellow the North Sea breeze"
Similar:
relax,
calm,
settle,
mature,
improve,
soften,
sweeten,
condition,
season,
age,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal2). The verb dates from the late 16th century.
