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Meaning of Mellow | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmɛləʊ

Definitions

  1. The property of being mellow; mellowness.
  2. A surname.
  3. A comfortable or relaxed mood.
  4. Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.

Equivalents

العربية ناضج
Български зрял
Català melós
Deutsch weich zart
Esperanto milda
Français moelleux
Gaeilge méith séimh
日本語
Latina mītis
Русский сочный спелый

Examples

“Yet, conversely, some people searched for the mellow […] Hope for flower power had faded, though the journey into the mellow did not represent idealism; rather, it spelled escape— […]”
“Nothing like a suicide to harsh a mellow. On their third date, Lizzie had actually said to him, "You're sort of harshing my mellow." It made him wonder if she might be stupid, and not just young.”
“I've got attractions like I'm Elvis Costello / Adam Yauch grab the mic 'cause you know you're my mellow”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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