Mellow
WordNet
adjective
(1) Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
(2) Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"Mellow wisdom"
"The peace of mellow age"
(3) Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"Mellow wisdom"
"The peace of mellow age"
(4) Having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
"A mellow port"
"Mellowed fruit"
(5) Unhurried and relaxed
"A mellow conversation"
adverb
(6) (obsolete) in a mellow manner
verb
(7) Make or grow (more) mellow
"These apples need to mellow a bit more"
"The sun mellowed the fruit"
(8) Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
"With age, he mellowed"
(9) Soften, make mellow
"Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
- Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.
- Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
- Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
- Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.
- Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated; or, stoned, high.
Verb
- To become mellow.
- To relax or soften.