mellow
English
/ˈmɛləʊ/, /ˈmɛloʊ/
adj
Definitions
- Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
- Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid.
- Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
- Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
- Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.
- Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated, stoned, or high.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English melowe inherited from Old English meru inherited from Proto-Germanic *marwaz (mellow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mer(w)- (rub, pack).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mer(w)-
Gloss
rub, pack
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- melloweth English
- mellowish English
- mellowly English
- mellowness English
- mellowspeak English
- mellowy English
- overmellow English
- unmellow English
- Mürbeteig German
- mürbe German
- murw Dutch, Flemish
- *mer(w)- Proto-Indo-European
- *merw- Proto-Indo-European
- *marwaz Proto-Germanic
- meru Old English
- melowe Middle English
- melowy Middle English
- meyrr Old Norse
- mør Danish
- mørdej Danish
- meyr Icelandic
- murwe Middle Dutch
- murwi Old High German
- murw Alemannic German
- mør Old Danish