Mellow

English Meaning

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

1. Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness: a mellow fruit.
2. Suggesting softness or sweetness: "The mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn” ( Thomas Hardy).
3. Rich and soft in quality: a mellow sound; a mellow wine.
4. Having the gentleness, wisdom, or tolerance often characteristic of maturity.
5. Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing: a mellow friend; a mellow conversation.
6. Slang Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated.
7. Slang Pleasantly high from a drug, especially from smoking marijuana.
8. Moist, rich, soft, and loamy. Used of soil.
9. To make or become mellow.
10. mellow out Slang To become genial and pleasant; relax: "The cowboy mellowed out when they read him a sweet letter from his wife” ( Bobbie Ann Mason).