soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
Used in a Sentence
mellow
How to use mellow in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for mellow.
Editorial note
Maybe you're just used to very mellowed and sweet sipping whiskies.
Examples11
Definitions9
Parts of speech3
Quick take
soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of mellow gathered in one view.
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for mellow.
verb
soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
verb
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
See also: melt
verb
make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
adjective
unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation"
See also: laid-back
adjective
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
See also: mellowed
adjective
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
See also: mellowed
adjective
having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
adjective
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
See also: high
adverb
(obsolete) in a mellow manner
See also: mellowly
Example sentences
Maybe you're just used to very mellowed and sweet sipping whiskies.
Sit near a bright window and reflect on this, on mellow and flower-filled days.
"Californians are too mellow for their own good!
Surely, there is a time limit after which this insanity can mellow down.
Keith Alexander -- giving a keynote at the hacker confab, shows just how much tensions have mellowed.
I hope those who ripped into Homakov initially are feeling more mellow towards him.
And yeah, he was kind of an ass in his early days, but by most accounts he became a lot more mellow when returning to Apple.
Programmers tend to be more mellow in my experience, and that affects people's perception of whether you've got "killer instinct" and whatnot.
"Specialness" is in the realm of philosophy and from that perspective, this principle just comes across as a mellow form of nihilism.
The old site was brown and mellow; like you were sitting in the dim theater with Ebert after the movie, discussing it deeply over a cigarette or the remains of your popcorn.
" Michael prided himself on being unreasonable, and only in the later years of life did he mellow sufficiently to occasionally refrain from debate.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use mellow in a sentence?
Maybe you're just used to very mellowed and sweet sipping whiskies.
What does mellow mean?
soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
What part of speech is mellow?
mellow is commonly used as verb, adjective, adverb.