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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for mellow

Verb

1. mellow, soften
usage: soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
2. mellow, melt, mellow out, change
usage: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
3. mellow, soften
usage: make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

Adjective

1. easygoing, laid-back, mellow, relaxed (vs. tense), at ease
usage: unhurried and relaxed; "an easygoing pace"; "a mellow conversation"
2. mellow, mellowed, ripe (vs. green), mature
usage: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
3. mellow, mellowed, mature (vs. immature)
usage: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
4. mellow, mellowing, soft (vs. hard)
usage: having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound"; "the mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn"- Thomas Hardy; "a mellowing sun"
5. high, mellow, intoxicated (vs. sober), drunk, inebriated
usage: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

Adverb

1. mellowly, mellow
usage: (obsolete) in a mellow manner
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