Dictionary Entry
mellow
mellow is a 6-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, adjective, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
- 2superlative
Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.
- 3superlative
Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
- 4superlative
Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
- 5superlative
Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.
- 6transitive verb
To make mellow.
- 7intransitive verb
To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows.
- 8verb
make or grow (more) mellow
"These apples need to mellow a bit more"
"The sun mellowed the fruit"
- 9verb
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
"With age, he mellowed"
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- 10verb
soften, make mellow
"Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
- 11adjective
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
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- 12adjective
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience
"mellow wisdom"
"the peace of mellow age"
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- 13adjective
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
"a mellow port"
"mellowed fruit"
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- 14adjective
unhurried and relaxed
"a mellow conversation"
- 15adverb
(obsolete) in a mellow manner
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