mellowness

noun

Definition of mellownessnext
as in sweetness

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  1. complaisance
  2. sweetness and light
  3. friendliness
  4. gentleness
  5. cordiality
Noun
  • Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.
    Lesley M.M. Blume, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article.
    Armond White, National Review, 16 Nov. 2022
Definition of complaisance
Noun
  • Review: Sabrina Carpenter brings sweetness and light to her polished, playful concert.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Florida’s other Republican senator, Marco Rubio, delivered a speech filled with sweetness and light.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Definition of sweetness and light
Noun
  • Even in humans, a smile does not always convey friendliness and joy.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That kind of friendliness requires adopting the clichéd feel-goodery inherent in many group fitness classes.
    Mikala Jamison, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of friendliness
Noun
  • The ethos of gentleness, precision, and sophistication associated with endurance racing is a natural extension of Genesis's brand image.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The gentleness the film captures is perhaps all too mollifying.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of gentleness
Noun
  • Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The former President posted on Truth Social eight times about it, and his campaign and supporters have also latched on, in a sharp contrast from the notable cordiality shown on stage between Trump’s running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minn.
    Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of cordiality
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Thesaurus Entries Near mellowness

mellowing (out)

mellowness

mellow (out)

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