Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being mellow, in any sense of that word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality or state of being mellow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
mellow .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
- noun geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
- noun kindheartedness through maturity or old age
- noun the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
- noun a soft shade of a color
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Examples
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But as the wood-wind grows in mellowness and richness, the flute gradually dies away into a secondary theme and the wood-wind alone evolves the melody of a new song.
Hymen Hilda Doolittle 1921
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So far, this Christmas is noteworthy for its mellowness, which is a great good thing, that I'm hoping carries over into 2008.
Holiday Lagniappe 2007
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After all, the mellowness is the essence; if the years merely age without mellowing a thing, they have done it no good; the same thing new is the more desirable article.
White Ashes Alden Charles Noble
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Aichinger in particular distinguishes himself by a warmth and tenderness of feeling bordering on mellowness, which is everywhere imbued with deep devotion.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Pari, my holiday wish for you is a day of the kind of mellowness Rae has.
Holiday Lagniappe 2007
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I didn't really investigate the town so I don't know much about relative "mellowness".
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I didn't really investigate the town so I don't know much about relative "mellowness".
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Marijuana facilitates introspection and relaxation, aka "mellowness," as well as enhancing concentration and careful attention to hazards as well as boring work.
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Marijuana facilitates introspection and relaxation, aka "mellowness," as well as enhancing concentration and careful attention to hazards as well as boring work.
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a kind of mellowness now descended on him, a new tolerance with his fellowmen.
The Way Home 2003
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