mellow

Soft and unhurried

Mellow describes something soft, rich, and free from harshness.

Mellow fruit is fully ripe.

A mellow wine has aged past sharpness.

Mellow light is warm and golden.

Mellow music is smooth and relaxed.

A mellow person is easygoing, unhurried, perhaps pleasantly high: He's so mellow after a few beers.

To mellow is to become less intense or harsh: Age has mellowed him.

calm

tranquil

Calm and untroubled

placid · gentle · relaxed · laid-back · easygoing · chill · unruffled · composed · unhurried · leisurely

ripe

mature

Fully grown or developed

soft · tender · juicy · succulent · luscious · smooth · developed · peak · ready · golden

sound

soft

Yielding to touch

  • warmModerately heated, or friendly
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • richHaving much of something

dulcet · honeyed · resonant · soothing · golden · full · rounded · velvety · sonorous · gentle

color

soft

Yielding to touch

  • warmModerately heated, or friendly
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • subduedReduced in intensity

muted · amber · honeyed · earthy · burnished · faded · gentle · autumnal · sunset · sepia

mood

relaxed

Free of stress

contented · happy · genial · good-natured · warmhearted · jovial · cheerful · amiable · tipsy · groovy

wine

aged

Advanced in years

  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
  • oakyTasting of wood
  • roundedHaving no sharp angles

full-bodied · soft · velvety · mature · refined · rich · supple · balanced · vintage · complex

Categories
Opposites
temperament/personality

mellowuptight

Anxiously rigid in manner

high-strung · tense · edgy · anxious · agitated

flavor/taste

mellowharsh

Unpleasantly severe or rough

sharp · bitter · sour · tart · acidic

sound/tone quality

mellowharsh

Unpleasantly severe or rough

strident · sharp · shrill · grating · piercing

Phrases
Family

mellowed, mellowing, mellifluous, mellows, mellowness, mellower, mellowly, mellowest, mellifluousness

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G