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mellow

v. soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

mellow

v. make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

moderate, mellow

v. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"

mellowly, mellow

adv. (obsolete) in a mellow manner

mellow

adj. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

mellow

adj. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

mellow, mellowed

adj. having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"

laid-back, mellow

adj. unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation"

age

v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

temper, season, mollify

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise

v. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

mature

v. become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

temper, season, mollify

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

ripe

adj. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"

melodious, melodic, musical

adj. containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

calm, unagitated, serene, tranquil

adj. not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"

soothing, restful

adj. affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen"

autumnal

adj. characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood"

ripe

adj. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

diffused, softened

adj. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"

weak, effeminate

adj. characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence: "an effeminate civilization"

euphonious

adj. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

flaccid

adj. drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis"

liquid, gentle

adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"

spoilt, spoiled, pampered

adj. having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"

aged, ripened

adj. of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"

overripe

adj. too ripe and beginning to turn soft

degage

adj. free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson

hypotonic

adj. (of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension

quiescent

adj. marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town"

unstrained

adj. not placed under psychological stress; "the campaign would not leave party loyalties unstrained"

green, unripe, unripened, immature

adj. not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"

naive, unsophisticated, inexperienced, callow

adj. lacking practical experience or training

agitative, agitating, provoking

adj. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport"

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