mellow

mellow
1. a спелый и мягкий, сладкий и сочный

mellow grain — спелое зерно

2. a выдержанный
3. a приятный на вкус
4. a подобревший, смягчившийся с возрастом, добродушный

to grow mellow — подобреть

5. a мягкий; сочный, густой

mellow light — мягкий свет

6. a рыхлый

mellow earth — рыхлая земля

7. a плодородный, жирный
8. a разг. весёлый
9. a разг. подвыпивший

to be mellow — быть навеселе, подпить

10. v делаться мягким, сочным, спеть, созревать

fruit mellowed by the sun — плод, поспевший на солнце

11. v становиться выдержанным

a few more years will mellow the wine — нужно ещё несколько лет, чтобы вино было выдержанным

12. v смягчать

age has mellowed him — годы смягчили его , с годами он стал мягче в своём отношении к людям

13. v смягчаться

his voice mellowed — его голос приобрёл мягкость

14. v разрыхлять
15. v разрыхляться
Синонимический ряд:
1. calm (adj.) calm; serene; soothing
2. genial (adj.) genial; good-humored; good-humoured; good-natured; jovial
3. mellifluous (adj.) golden; honeyed; Hyblaean; liquid; mellifluent; mellifluous
4. melodious (adj.) delicate; dulcet; melodious; rich; smooth; tuneful
5. ripe (adj.) aged; full-flavored; mature; matured; ripe; ripened; soft; well-matured
6. round (adj.) full; orotund; plangent; resonant; resounding; ringing; rotund; round; sonorous; vibrant
7. seasoned (adj.) seasoned; tempered
8. softened (adj.) improved; softened; toned down
9. mature (verb) age; develop; grow; grow up; improve; maturate; mature; mollify; perfect; ripen; season; soften; temper
Антонимический ряд:
acrid; agitating; callous; callow; crabbed; dry; dull; flat; green; hard; harsh; immature; pungent; serious; sober; solemn; sour

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  • Mellow — Mel low, a. [Compar. {Mellower}; superl. {Mellowest}.] [OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.] [1913 Webster] 1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mellow — may refer to: Mellow (Maria Mena album), 2004 Mellow (Donovan album), 1997 Mellow (band) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an inte …   Wikipedia

  • Mellow — Mel low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mellowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mellowing}.] To make mellow. Shak. [1913 Webster] If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] The fervor of early… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mellow — Mel low, v. i. To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows. Prosperity begins to mellow. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mellow — [mel′ō] adj. [ME melwe, ripe, prob. < or akin to OE melu (see MEAL2), Fl meluw, soft, mellow] 1. soft, sweet, and juicy because ripe: said of fruit 2. full flavored; matured; not acid or bitter: said of wine, etc. 3. full, rich, soft, and… …   English World dictionary

  • mellow — [adj] ripe, mature; softened aged, cultured, cured, delicate, developed, dulcet, flavorful, full, full flavored, fully developed, juicy, matured, mellifluent, mellifluous, melodious, perfect, perfected, rich, ripened, rounded, sapid, savory,… …   New thesaurus

  • mellow — ► ADJECTIVE 1) pleasantly smooth or soft in sound, taste, or colour. 2) relaxed and good humoured. ► VERB ▪ make or become mellow. ORIGIN perhaps related to MEAL(Cf. ↑meal) …   English terms dictionary

  • mellow — index mollify, orotund, pacify, ripe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • mellow — ripe, matured, *mature, adult, grown up Analogous words: *tender, warm, sympathetic, responsive, warmhearted Antonyms: unmellow: green Contrasted words: raw, crude, callow, uncouth, *rude, rough …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mellow — 1 adjective 1 a mellow colour or light looks soft, warm, and not too bright: the mellow, golden light of early evening | mellow shades of brown and orange 2 a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth: the mellow sound of a trombone | a friendly,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mellow — mel|low1 [ˈmeləu US lou] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not bright)¦ 2¦(not loud or harsh)¦ 3¦(not strong in flavour)¦ 4¦(not strict)¦ 5¦(relaxed)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old English melu; MEAL] 1.) ¦(NOT BRIGHT)¦ a mellow …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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