mellow
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(also, figuratively)(also figuratively, of fruit) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
a mellow apple
Đồng nghĩa: mellowy, cushiony, flabby, flaccid, flexible, soft, spongy, mellow, malleable, moldable, pliable, tender, yielding, zate
- 2.
(also, figuratively)(also figuratively, of food or drink, or its flavour) Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
- 3.
(of soil) Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.
Đồng nghĩa: yielding
- 4.
(poetic, usually)Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.
- 5.
(poetic)Fruitful and warm.
Đồng nghĩa: mellowy
- 6.
(figuratively, usually)Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.
Đồng nghĩa: mellowy
- 7.
Senses relating to a person or their qualities.
- 8.
(slang)(chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(US, informal)The property of being mellow; mellowness.
- 2.
(US, informal, specifically)A comfortable or relaxed mood.
- 3.
(US, informal)(African-American Vernacular) Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(US, informal, transitive)To cause (fruit) to become soft or tender, specifically by ripening.
- 2.
(US, informal, transitive)To cause (food or drink, for example, cheese or wine, or its flavour) to become matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
- 3.
(US, informal, regional, transitive)To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
- 4.
(US, figuratively, informal, transitive)To reduce or remove the harshness or roughness from (something); to soften, to subdue, to tone down.
- 5.
(US, figuratively, informal, transitive)To cause (a person) to become calmer, gentler, and more understanding, particularly from age or experience.
The fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.
- 6.
(US, figuratively, informal, transitive)To cause (a person) to become slightly or pleasantly drunk or intoxicated.
- 7.
(US, also, figuratively, informal, reflexive, transitive)Followed by out: to relax (a person); in particular, to cause (a person) to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
- 8.
(US, informal, intransitive)To mature and lose its harshness or sharpness.
- 9.
(US, informal, intransitive, regional)To be rendered soft and suitable for planting in.
- 10.
(US, figuratively, informal, intransitive)To lose harshness; to become gentler, subdued, or toned down.
- 11.
(US, figuratively, informal, intransitive)To relax; in particular, to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
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ine-pro The adjective is derived from Late Middle English melowe, melwe (ripe, mellow; juicy; sweet); further etymology uncertain, possibly: