Mature vs. Mellow

Matureadjective

Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

‘She is quite mature for her age.’;

Mellowadjective

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.

‘a mellow apple’;

Matureadjective

Brought to a state of complete readiness.

‘a mature plan’;

Mellowadjective

Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid.

‘a mellow soil’;

Matureadjective

Profound; careful.

‘The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.’;

Mellowadjective

Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued, soft, rich, delicate; said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.

Matureadjective

Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

Mellowadjective

Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.

Matureverb

To become mature; to ripen.

Mellowadjective

Relaxed; calm; easygoing; laid-back.

Matureverb

(intransitive) To gain experience or wisdom with age.

Mellowadjective

Warmed by liquor, slightly intoxicated, stoned, or high.

Matureverb

(transitive) To make something mature.

Mellownoun

A relaxed mood.

Matureverb

To reach the date when payment is due

Mellowverb

(transitive) To make mellow; to relax or soften.

‘The fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.’;

Matureadjective

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.

‘Now is love mature in ear.’; ‘How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age?’;

Mellowverb

(intransitive) To become mellow.

Matureadjective

Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.

‘This lies glowing, . . . and is almost mature for the violent breaking out.’;

Mellowadjective

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

Matureadjective

Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.

Mellowadjective

Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil.

‘The tender flush whose mellow stain imbuesHeaven with all freaks of light.’;

Matureadjective

Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

Mellowadjective

Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.

‘May health return to mellow age.’; ‘As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.’;

Matureverb

To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.

Mellowadjective

Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.

Matureverb

To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.

Mellowverb

To make mellow.

‘If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April.’; ‘The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.’;

Matureverb

Hence, to become due, as a note.

Mellowverb

To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows.

Matureverb

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;

‘He matured fast’; ‘The child grew fast’;

Mellowverb

soften, make mellow;

‘Age and experience mellowed him over the years’;

Matureverb

develop and work out fully in one's mind;

‘I need to mature my thoughts’;

Mellowverb

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;

‘With age, he mellowed’;

Matureverb

become due for repayment;

‘These bonds mature in 2005’;

Mellowverb

make or grow (more) mellow;

‘These apples need to mellow a bit more’; ‘The sun mellowed the fruit’;

Matureverb

cause to ripen or develop fully;

‘The sun ripens the fruit’; ‘Age matures a good wine’;

Mellowadjective

unhurried and relaxed;

‘an easygoing pace’; ‘a mellow conversation’;

Matureverb

grow old or older;

‘She aged gracefully’; ‘we age every day--what a depressing thought!’; ‘Young men senesce’;

Mellowadjective

having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging;

‘a mellow port’; ‘mellowed fruit’;

Matureverb

cause to ripen and discharge pus;

‘The oil suppurates the pustules’;

Mellowadjective

having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience;

‘mellow wisdom’; ‘the peace of mellow age’;

Matureadjective

characteristic of maturity;

‘mature for her age’;

Mellowadjective

having or suggesting softness and richness in quality;

‘a mellow sound’; ‘the mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn’; ‘a mellowing sun’;

Matureadjective

fully considered and perfected;

‘mature plans’;

Mellowadjective

slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

Matureadjective

having reached full natural growth or development;

‘a mature cell’;

Mellowadverb

(obsolete) in a mellow manner

Matureadjective

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used;

‘ripe peaches’; ‘full-bodies mature wines’;

Matureadjective

(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination