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# mellowed

verb form (past of «mellow»: mellow, mellows, mellowed, mellowing); adjective (mellowed)

«mellowed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Became softer, calmer and kinder with age or time: «Grandad has mellowed.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#m1)
2. (of colours, sounds, light) Became soft, warm and rich, not harsh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#m2)
3. (of fruit, wine, cheese) Became ripe, sweet and smooth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#m3)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows old houses and walls are mellowed by time, and the warm autumn light is mellow. In stories a grumpy character who has mellowed is easier to like. In everyday life: «My big sister has mellowed since she went to college.»

### Examples

- Grandad was strict, but he has mellowed with age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#x1)
- The old brick wall had mellowed to a warm red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#x2)
- The apples mellowed in the autumn sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#x3)
- The evening light mellowed into gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#x4)
- After a cup of tea, the cross teacher mellowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#x5)
- The cheese mellowed in the cellar for a year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#x6)
- Among the broad smooth green leaves the fruit hung like golden balls, and as they ripened they mellowed to a deep orange. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: mellow → mellowed. Opposite ideas: harsh, sharp, raw.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mellowed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mellowed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mellowed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mellowed.html) on Mova free.