mellow

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   soft, rich, and pleasantly smooth; relaxed and genial

   The wine had grown mellow with years in the cellar.

Of uncertain origin, perhaps from Middle English melowe, possibly a variant of merow ('soft, tender') or influenced by Old English mearu ('soft') and mela ('meal'). Originally of ripe, soft fruit, hence soft, rich, and genial.

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