Meaning & Definition of Mellow in English

1. Soften, make mellow

• "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

2. Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

• "With age, he mellowed"

3. Make or grow (more) mellow

• "These apples need to mellow a bit more"

• "The sun mellowed the fruit"

1. Unhurried and relaxed

• "A mellow conversation"

2. Having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging

• "A mellow port"

• "Mellowed fruit"

3. Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience

• "Mellow wisdom"

• "The peace of mellow age"

4. Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience

• "Mellow wisdom"

• "The peace of mellow age"

5. Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

1. (obsolete) in a mellow manner