MELLOWNESS

• MELLOWNESS (noun)
  The noun MELLOWNESS has 5 senses:

1. kindheartedness through maturity or old age
2. a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor
3. the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
4. a soft shade of a color
5. geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana

  Familiarity information: MELLOWNESS used as a noun is common.

• MELLOWNESS (noun)

Meaning:

Kindheartedness through maturity or old age

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):

kind-heartedness; kindheartedness (sympathy arising from a kind heart)

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)

Meaning:

The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

fullness; mellowness; richness

Context examples:

the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall / the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness / he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance

Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Meaning:

A soft shade of a color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble

Hypernyms ("mellowness" is a kind of...):

shade; tincture; tint; tone (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color)

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))