1(especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness:she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voiceslow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavour
(of wine) well-matured and smooth:a mellow, richly flavoured Shiraz
archaic (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy:one dish of mellow apples
2(of a person’s character) tempered by maturity or experience:a more mellow personality
relaxed and good-humoured:Jean-Claude was feeling mellow
3 informal relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk:everybody got very mellow and slept well
4(of earth) rich and loamy:to most farmers, soil has good tilth when it is mellow and granular and crumbles easily in the hand
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make or become mellow: [with object]:even a warm sun could not mellow the North Sea breeze [no object]:fuller-flavoured whiskies mellow with wood maturation
[no object] (mellow out) informal relax and enjoy oneself:I need to mellow out, I need to calm down
