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Mellow

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

Françaismoelleux
Deutschweichzart
10 more languages
العربيةناضج
Българскизрял
Catalàmelós
Esperantomilda
日本語寂
Latinamītis

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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