Literary notes about mellow (AI summary)
The term "mellow" emerges in literature as a versatile descriptor that conveys a sense of gentle ripeness, smoothness, and calm refinement. Authors employ it to evoke the warm, sunlit quality of a day or the soft radiance of twilight, as when a "mellow, delicious, sunshiny weather" sets the scene [1] or when the "mellow twilight" gently embraces a landscape [2]. It also suggests a matured, well‐balanced flavor or character, enriching depictions of taste and temperament, such as in describing coffee with a "rich mellow flavor" [3] or a character’s "mellow blue eyes" which inspire confidence [4]. In the realm of sound and voice, "mellow" imbues descriptions with an emotive softness, whether through a "mellow chime" that echoes across a valley [5] or a "mellow, genial" laugh that hints at deep, unspoken warmth [6].
- October 2 .—The third day of mellow, delicious, sunshiny weather.
— from Complete Prose Works by Walt Whitman - The shadows grew long, and finally merged into the grayness of the mellow twilight.
— from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle - It is a smooth roaster, and has a rich mellow flavor.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Talcott was tall and commanding, with high forehead and large mellow blue eyes that inspired confidence and admiration.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - A mellow chime floated from the clock-tower of the palace, the deep bell of St. Sulpice echoed the stroke.
— from The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers - He laughed in his mellow, genial way, and leaned against the mantel-piece, stroking his yellow moustache and glancing at his wife.
— from A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
