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MELLOWNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):
affability; affableness; amiability; amiableness; bonhomie; geniality (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))
Derivation:
mellow (slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana))
mellow (unhurried and relaxed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soft shade of a color
Example:
a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):
shade; tincture; tint; tone (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color)
Derivation:
mellow (softened through age or experience)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
Example:
he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance
Synonyms:
fullness; mellowness; richness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Derivation:
mellow (softened through age or experience)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Derivation:
mellow (having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A feeling of good humor and sympathy through maturity or intoxication or a relaxed state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):
compassion; compassionateness (a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering)
Pertainym:
mellow (slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana))
mellow (softened through age or experience)
mellow (unhurried and relaxed)
Derivation:
mellow (softened through age or experience)
