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mellowness

mellowness

4.3
A calm, kind feeling that often comes with age
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛloʊnəs/
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  • The mellowness of the autumn afternoon made us want to relax and enjoy each other's company.

Examples

  • Within buddy lies the power to bring about peace and everlasting mellowness.

  • I would concede others' right to tell me to stop caring so much if I saw their tactic of mellowness producing results.

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  • Perhaps because this was about an idea, rather than defending a particular issue or attacking a government decision, there was a positivity, a mellowness about the atmosphere that was quite uplifting.

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  • After years of hard work, he finally reached a state of mellowness, enjoying life without stress.

  • Her mellowness during the discussion helped everyone feel at ease and share their thoughts openly.

Synonyms

calmness
vsmellowness
9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

brings gentle good humor and kindness as well as calm
quietude
vsmellowness
  • Literature
3 8.0

A calm, peaceful feeling or time

adds relaxed happiness and kind warmth rather than only stillness
relaxedness
vsmellowness
5.5

A calm, comfortable state with little worry or stress

adds warm enjoyment and kind feeling often from maturity

Antonyms

509 3.2

A feeling of nervousness and anger between people or inside a person

irritability
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A body part that reacts too much to touch or small changes

How Mellow

serenity
48 4.4
mellowness
4.3
tranquility
  • US
49 4.0
calmness
9 2.7
tension
509 3.2
edginess
1 6.0

Surface Forms

mellowness singular
mellownesses plural

Morphology

mellowness = mellow (transparent) = mellow + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'mellow' to indicate the state or quality of being mellow, which learners can derive from the base adjective.

Etymology

The word mellowness comes from mellow, which used to mean 'ripe' or 'soft', like fruit that is ready to eat. So mellowness is the calm, kind feeling that comes with age or when you relax.