mellow

mel|low1 [ `melou ] adjective

▸ 1 sound: smooth/pleasant

▸ 2 flavor: smooth/full

▸ 3 colors: soft and warm

▸ 4 gentle and wise

▸ 5 relaxed and satisfied

1. ) sounding soft, smooth and pleasant:

the sweet mellow tones of a guitar

2. ) with a smooth full taste:

a mellow whiskey aged in wood

3. ) soft and warm in color:

mellow grays and greens

4. ) gentle, wise, and easy to talk to, especially because of age and experience:

He had grown mellow with age.

5. ) relaxed and satisfied, for example because of having drunk alcohol

mellow

mel|low 2 [ `melou ] verb intransitive or transitive

1. ) if you mellow or something mellows you, you become gentler, wiser, and easier to talk to, usually as a result of age or experience:

She's mellowed a lot over the years.

2. ) if colors mellow or something mellows them, they become softer, warmer, and less bright

,mellow `out phrasal verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL

to become more relaxed and calm, or to make someone more relaxed and calm:

He needs to mellow out a little.