Mellow vs. Mellowly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mellow and Mellowly
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Definitions
Mellow
Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness
A mellow fruit.
Mellowly
Soft, sweet, juicy, and full-flavored because of ripeness
A mellow fruit.
Mellow
Suggesting softness or sweetness
"The mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn" (Thomas Hardy).
Mellowly
Suggesting softness or sweetness
"The mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn" (Thomas Hardy).
Mellow
Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured
A mellow wine.
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Mellowly
Flavorful and mild or smooth, as from being properly matured
A mellow wine.
Mellow
Soft and pleasant; not harsh
A mellow voice.
Mellow light.
Mellowly
Soft and pleasant; not harsh
A mellow voice.
Mellow light.
Mellow
Gentle and understanding, especially from being mature or experienced
"She had seen him as a survival of a leisurely and tolerant age, a mellow man" (Elisabeth Ogilvie).
Mellowly
Gentle and understanding, especially from being mature or experienced
"She had seen him as a survival of a leisurely and tolerant age, a mellow man" (Elisabeth Ogilvie).
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Mellow
Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing
A mellow friend.
A mellow conversation.
Mellowly
Relaxed and unhurried; easygoing
A mellow friend.
A mellow conversation.
Mellow
(Slang) Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated.
Mellowly
(Slang) Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated.
Mellow
Moist, rich, soft, and loamy. Used of soil.
Mellowly
Moist, rich, soft, and loamy. Used of soil.
Mellow
To make or become mellow.
Mellowly
To make or become mellow.
Mellow
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
A mellow apple
Mellowly
In a mellow manner.
Mellow
Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
Mellowly
In a mellow manner.
Mellow
Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.
Mellowly
(obsolete) in a mellow manner
Mellow
Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.
Mellow
Fruitful and warm.
Mellow
(figuratively)
Mellow
Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.
Mellow
Senses relating to a person or their qualities.
Mellow
Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.
Mellow
The property of being mellow; mellowness.
Mellow
(specifically) A comfortable or relaxed mood.
Mellow
(AAVE) Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.
Mellow
(transitive)
Mellow
To cause (fruit) to become soft or tender, specifically by ripening.
Mellow
To cause (food or drink, for example, cheese or wine, or its flavour) to become matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
Mellow
To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
Mellow
(figuratively)
Mellow
(intransitive)
Mellow
(of food or drink, or its flavour) To mature and lose its harshness or sharpness.
Mellow
To be rendered soft and suitable for planting in.
Mellow
(figuratively)
Mellow
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
Mellow
Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.
The tender flush whose mellow stain imbuesHeaven with all freaks of light.
Mellow
Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.
May health return to mellow age.
As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.
Mellow
Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.
Mellow
To make mellow.
If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April.
The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.
Mellow
To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows.
Mellow
Soften, make mellow;
Age and experience mellowed him over the years
Mellow
Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;
With age, he mellowed
Mellow
Make or grow (more) mellow;
These apples need to mellow a bit more
The sun mellowed the fruit
Mellow
Unhurried and relaxed;
An easygoing pace
A mellow conversation
Mellow
Having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging;
A mellow port
Mellowed fruit
Mellow
Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience;
Mellow wisdom
The peace of mellow age
Mellow
Having or suggesting softness and richness in quality;
A mellow sound
The mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn
A mellowing sun
Mellow
Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
Mellow
(obsolete) in a mellow manner
