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Noun: mellowness me-low-nus- Kindheartedness through maturity or old age
- A taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavour
- The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
"the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness" - fullness, richness, fulness - A soft shade of a colour
"a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble" - Geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
Derived forms: mellownesses See also: mellow Type of: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, kindheartedness, kind-heartedness, property, shade, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, tincture, tint, tone |