mellow

[US]/'meləʊ/
[UK]/'mɛlo/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. soft or rich (color or sound) ripe, sweet, and juicy (fruit) rich and full-bodied (wine) mature, seasoned cheerful, slightly intoxicated
vt. & vi. to become ripe.

Phrases & Collocations

mellow music

mellow personality

Example Sentences

a mellow sound; a mellow wine.

a mellow friend; a mellow conversation.

A few more years will mellow the wine.

she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice.

The years have mellowed him.

Apples mellow after they have been picked.

The colours mellowed as the sun went down.

The years have mellowed the two brothers.

The colours become mellow as the sun went down.

These apples are mellow at this time of year.

He's got mellower as he's got older.

She's mellowed over the years.

slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavour.

I need to mellow out , I need to calm down.

Style:Beautiful red-gamet color,fruity bouquet dominated by grades of small and ripe black fruits,very elegant in the mouth,soft and mellow tannins.

The Baritone is similar to the Euphonium in terms of shape, pitch and range, except that the larger bore of the Euphonium gives its lower notes a broader and mellower timbre.

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