English-Thai Dictionary
mellow
ADJ ร่วน (ดิน (ดิน สมบูรณ์ friable loamy ruan
mellow
ADJ สี สว่าง สี สบาย ตา bright se-sa-wang
mellow
ADJ สุขุม สุภาพ เยือกเย็น นุ่มนวล calm cool-headed stable unstable ill-tempered hot tempered su-kum
mellow
ADJ หวานฉ่ำ (ผลไม้ แก่จัด สุกงอม ฉ่ำ ripe mature unripe immature wan-cham
mellow
ADJ เบิกบาน ร่าเริง สดชื่น genial relaxed bok-ban
mellow
ADJ เมา เล็กน้อย มึน เล็กน้อย mao-lek-noi
mellow
VI สุก แก่จัด สุกงอม mature maturate ripen suk
mellow
VT ทำให้ สุก mature maturate ripen tam-hai-suk
mellow
VT ทำให้ สุขุม ทำให้ เยือกเย็น calm lessen case intensify increase tam-hai-su-kum
mellowly
ADV อย่าง เบิกบาน yang-bok-ban
mellowness
N ความเบิกบาน kwam-bok-ban
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MELLOW
a.[L. mollis, malus. ] 1. Soft with ripeness; easily yielding to pressure; as a mellow peach or apple; mellow fruit.
2. Soft to the ear; as a mellow sound; a mellow pipe.
3. Soft; well pulverized; not indurated or compact; as mellow ground or earth.
4. Soft and smooth to the taste; as mellow wine.
5. Soft with liquor; intoxicated; merry.
6. Soft or easy to the eye.
The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues
Heaven with all freaks of light.
MELLOW
v.t.To ripen; to bring to maturity; to soften by ripeness or age. On foreign mountains may the sun refine
The grape's soft juice and mellow it to wine.
1. To soften; to pulverize. Earth is mellowed by frost.
2. To mature; to bring to perfection.
This episode--mellowed into that reputation which time has given it.
MELLOW
v.i.To become soft; to be ripened, matured or brought to perfection. Fruit, when taken from the tree, soon mellows. Wine mellows with age.
MELLOWNESS
n.Softness; the quality of yielding easily to pressure; ripeness, as of fruit. 1. Maturity; softness or smoothness from age, as of wine.
MELLOWY
a.Soft, unctuous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MELLOW
Mel "low, a. [Compar. Mellower; superl. Mellowest.] Etym: [OE. melwe;cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour. ]
1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
2. Hence: (a ) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil. "Mellow glebe. " Drayton (b ) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; --said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc. "The mellow horn. " Wordsworth. "The mellow-tasted Burgundy. " Thomson. The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues Heaven with all freaks of light. Percival.
3. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial. May health return to mellow age. Wordsworth. As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. W. Irving.
4. Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. Addison.
MELLOW
Mel "low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mellowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mellowing.]
Defn: To make mellow. Shak. If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground ], they do not plow it again till April. Mortimer. The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age. J. C. Shairp.
MELLOW
MELLOW Mel "low, v. i.
Defn: To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows. "Prosperity begins to mellow. " Shak.
MELLOWLY
MELLOWLY Mel "low *ly, adv.
Defn: In a mellow manner.
MELLOWNESS
MELLOWNESS Mel "low *ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state of being mellow.
MELLOWY
MELLOWY Mel "low *y, a.
Defn: Soft; unctuous. Drayton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mellow
mel low |ˈmelō ˈmɛloʊ | ▶adjective 1 (esp. of sound, taste, and color ) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness: she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice | slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavor. • archaic (of fruit ) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy: a dish of mellow apples. • (of wine ) well-matured and smooth: delicious, mellow, ripe, fruity wines. 2 (of a person's character ) softened or matured by age or experience: a more mellow personality. • relaxed and good-humored: Jean was feeling mellow. • informal relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk: everybody got very mellow and slept well. 3 (of earth ) rich and loamy. ▶verb make or become mellow: [ with obj. ] : getting older does mellow the hard edges around the anger | [ no obj. ] : fuller-flavored whiskeys mellow with wood maturation | informal : I need to mellow out, I need to calm down. DERIVATIVES mel low ly adverb, mel low ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘(of fruit ) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy ’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal 2 ). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
mellow
mel ¦low |ˈmɛləʊ | ▶adjective 1 (especially of a sound, flavour, or colour ) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness: she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice | slow 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. 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. ▶verb make or become mellow: [ with obj. ] : even a warm sun could not mellow the North Sea breeze | [ no obj. ] : fuller-flavoured whiskies mellow with wood maturation. • [ no obj. ] (mellow out ) informal relax and enjoy oneself: I need to mellow out, I need to calm down. DERIVATIVES mellowly adverb, mellowness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy ’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal 2 ). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
American Oxford Thesaurus
mellow
mellow adjective 1 a mellow mood: genial, affable, amiable, good-humored, good-natured, amicable, pleasant, relaxed, easygoing, low-maintenance, placid; jovial, jolly, cheerful, happy, merry. 2 the mellow tone of his voice: dulcet, sweet-sounding, tuneful, melodious, mellifluous; soft, smooth, warm, full, rich. 3 a mellow wine: full-bodied, mature, well matured, full-flavored, rich, smooth. PHRASES mellow out you need to mellow out: relax, unwind, loosen up, de-stress, slow down, take it easy; informal chill (out ), take a (chill ) pill, decompress. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See mature . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Oxford Thesaurus
mellow
mellow adjective 1 the splendid mellow brickwork of the Tudor gatehouse: seasoned, conditioned, mature, aged, old; rich in texture, warm. ANTONYMS fresh. 2 the mellow tone of his voice: dulcet, sweet-sounding, tuneful, euphonious, lyric, melodious, mellifluous; fruity, smooth, warm, full, rich, well rounded; rare mellifluent. ANTONYMS harsh. 3 mellow apples: ripe, mature, soft, lush, juicy, tender, luscious, sweet, full-flavoured, flavoursome. ANTONYMS green, unripe. 4 I believe you are growing mellow with age: easy-going, tolerant, amicable, amiable, warm-hearted, warm, sympathetic, good-natured, affable, gracious, gentle, pleasant, kindly, kind-hearted. 5 he was in a mellow mood: genial, jovial, jolly, cheerful, happy, merry. ANTONYMS nasty, irritable. 6 he was feeling mellow after two glasses of wine: tipsy, slightly drunk, full of well-being; informal happy, merry; Brit. informal tiddly, squiffy. ▶verb 1 eight years had done nothing to mellow him: relax, calm, settle, mature, improve; soften, sweeten. 2 age has mellowed the buildings: condition, season, age, improve.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
mellow
mel low /méloʊ /形容詞 ～er ; ～est /more ～; most ～1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗柔らかく暖か味のある , 豊かで美しい 〈色 光など 〉.2 〈音 声が 〉なめらかで (耳に )心地よい ▸ a low and mellow voice 低くて心地よい声 .3 〈果物が 〉熟した , 甘い ; 〈ワイン チーズなどが 〉芳醇 （じゆん ）な , 熟成した .4 〈人が 〉円熟した , 丸い ▸ Having a kid has made me a little mellower .子供を持つことによって私は少し人間が丸くなった .5 ｟くだけて ｠(特に飲酒後に )くつろいだ ; 陽気な ; ほろ酔い気分の ▸ Sitting beside the fire, I felt mellow .暖炉のそばに座って私はくつろいでいた .6 〈土が 〉肥沃 （ひよく ）な, 肥えた .動詞 自動詞 1 〈色が 〉柔らかく [豊かで美しく ]なる .2 〈人が 〉円熟する , 丸くなる .3 〈ワインが 〉熟成する .他動詞 1 〈色 〉を柔らかくする .2 〈人 〉を円熟させる , 丸くする .3 〈ワイン 〉を熟成させる .m è llow ó ut ｟米 くだけて ｠〈人が 〉くつろぐ .m è llow A ó ut [ó ut A ]｟米 くだけて ｠A 〈人 〉をくつろがせる .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary