1. A feeling of good humour and sympathy through maturity, intoxication or a relaxed state
   "The mellowness of the old professor endeared him to his students"
    
2. A taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavour
   "The mellowness of the peach indicated it was perfectly ripe"
    
3. The property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing
   "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness";
   - fullness, richness, fulness
    
4. A soft shade of a colour
   "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble"
    
5. Geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana
   "The mellowness of the gathering increased as the evening progressed"

Type of: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, compassion, compassionateness, geniality, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, property, shade, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, tincture, tint, tone

Encyclopedia: Mellowness