Decrease and Mellow

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

verb

• Soften, make mellow.
  • usage: "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
• Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial.
  • usage: "With age, he mellowed"
  • synonyms: melt, mellow out
• Make or grow (more) mellow.
  • usage: "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"

adjective

• Unhurried and relaxed.
  • usage: "a mellow conversation"
  • synonyms: laid-back
• Having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging.
  • usage: "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
  • synonyms: mellowed
• Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience.
  • usage: "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
  • synonyms: mellowed
• Having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience.
  • usage: "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
• Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana.
  • synonyms: high

adverb

• Obsolete) in a mellow manner. (.
  • synonyms: mellowly

• (superl.) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.
• (superl.) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.
• (v.i.) To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows.
• (superl.) Not coarse, rough or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.
• (v.t.) To make mellow.
• (superl.) Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.
• (superl.) Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.