mellowness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɛloʊnəs/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English mellow Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English mellowness From mellow + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being mellow.
To mark this absolutism of change over the works of man is both pleasing and profitable, for what is more emotional than to observe the hoarness, the mellowness, and the natural final decay of objects whose beginnings date almost from the immemorial […] ?
1871, The Antiquary, volumes 1-2, page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mellownesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |