Mellowed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

soften, make mellow

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛloʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛləʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛləʊd/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɛloʊd/.

Examples

Age and experience mellowed him over the years
With age, he mellowed
These apples need to mellow a bit more

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mellow mellow out melt

Parts of Speech

verb	soften, make mellow “Age and experience mellowed him over the years”
verb	become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial “With age, he mellowed”
verb	make or grow (more) mellow “These apples need to mellow a bit more”
adjective	having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging “a mellow port”
adjective	having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience “mellow wisdom”

Word Forms

mellowing	noun	the process of becoming mellow
mellowness	noun	a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gemildert

mildern, milder machen

🇫🇷French

adouci

adoucir, adoucir

🇪🇸Spanish

suavizado

suavizar, suavizar

🇮🇹Italian

addolcito

ammorbidire, addolcire

🇳🇱Dutch

verzacht

verzachten, zacht maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

suavizado

suavizar, tornar suave

🇷🇺Russian

смягченный

смягчить, сделать мягким

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनम्र

नरम करना, मधुर बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

মৃদু

🇮🇳Tamil

கனிந்த

மென்மையாக்க, மென்மையாக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

మెల్లిగా

మృదువుగా, మధురముగా చేయుము

🇮🇳Marathi

मधुर

मऊ करणे, मऊ करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મધુર

નરમ કરો, મધુર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧುರವಾದ

ಮೃದುಗೊಳಿಸು, ಮಧುರಗೊಳಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൃദുലമായ

മൃദുവാക്കുക, മൃദുവാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਠਾ

ਨਰਮ ਕਰੋ, ਮਿੱਠਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مدھر

نرم کرنا، نرم کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

柔和的

软化，使圆润

🇯🇵Japanese

まろやかになった

柔らかくする、まろやかにする

🇰🇷Korean

감미로운

부드럽게 하다, 부드럽게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

êm dịu

làm dịu đi, làm êm dịu

🇹🇭Thai

กลมกล่อม

นุ่มนวลทำให้กลมกล่อม

🇮🇩Indonesian

melunak

melembutkan, membuat lembut

🇲🇾Malay

melembut

lembutkan, buat lembut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يانع

تليين، وجعل يانع

🇮🇷Persian

ملایم شده

نرم کردن، نرم کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

yumuşatılmış

yumuşatmak, yumuşatmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרוכך

לרכך, להפוך לרך

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The primary meaning of 'mellowed' is 'soften, make mellow'.

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Using 'mellowed' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'mellowed' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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