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Definition of Mellowness
1. Noun. Kindheartedness through maturity or old age.
2. Noun. A taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor.
Derivative terms: Mellow
3. Noun. The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing. "He was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"
4. Noun. A soft shade of a color. "A mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble"
5. Noun. Geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana.
Derivative terms: Mellow, Mellow
Definition of Mellowness
1. n. Quality or state of being mellow.
Definition of Mellowness
1. Noun. The property of being mellow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mellowness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mellowness
Literary usage of Mellowness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"From Lucas of Leyden Raimondi also learned much; his burin gained in mellowness
from engraving .... mellowness ..."
2. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"There is a softness and mellowness about the character which is wanting in the
clear cut metallic type. PROVERBS—It has been said that 'a Chinese pro verb ..."
3. The Gardener's Text-book: Containing Practical Directions Upon the Formation by Peter Adam Schenck (1851)
"DEPTH AND mellowness OF THE SOIL. Depth and mellowness of soil may be considered
the principal characteristics of successful gardening. ..."
4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1920)
"I mellowness and shrillness is only one of the components— that component ...
There are of course many more combinations of mellowness and shrillness than ..."
5. Little Classics: With Initiative Steps in Vocal Training for Oral English by Samuel Silas Curry (1912)
"mellowness OF TONE Skies may be dark with storm While fierce the north wind blows,
Yet earth at heart is warm And the snowdrift hides the rose. ..."
6. Chapters on Papermaking by Clayton Beadle (1907)
"... —Surface—Strength—Litho papers—Discoloration—Deterioration—Lowering of
colour—Oxidation—Effects of rosin—mellowness—Dulness—Time of keeping. ..."
7. Chapters on Papermaking by Clayton Beadle (1907)
"... —Surface—Strength—Litho papers—Discoloration—Deterioration—Lowering of
colour—Oxidation—Effects of rosin—mellowness—Dulness—Time of keeping. ..."
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