Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mellowed
IPA transcription: [m'ɛloʊd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: mellow, mellowed
    Meaning: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
  • Synonyms: mellow, mellowed
    Meaning: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
Usage examples
  • Long after he was gone, down from the sky fell the refrain in measure mellowed by distance, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will towards men."
  • Of modified Tudor architecture, its deep red, mellowed bricks had achieved in three decades almost the same aged dignity and impressiveness as characterized the three-century-old mansion in England which Silas Hackett's architect had used as an inspiration.