English → Latin
“mellow” in Latin
mātūrusmature, full-grown; ripe; early, soontempestīvustimely, opportune, fitting; early, betimes; maturecoquōto cook; prepare food; to ripen; to roast, drymollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible, supple; mild, tendermītismild, mellow, mature, ripe; sweet, juicy, succulent; light, fruitful, mellow.; calm, gentle, placidsūcidusjuicy, sappy, full of sap; fresh, plump; oily, greasysūcōsusfull of juice or moisture; juicy, sappy, succulent; wealthy, richlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm; gradualplacidusPlacid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil; Ripe, mellow; Not wild, fruitful, suitable for cultivationēbriusdrunk, drunken, intoxicated; full
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mellow
maturus, tempestivus, coctus (ripe, Vid :). (The words are found in this connection and order.) maturus et coctus (e.g., poma, Cic.); mollis (molle vinum, Verg.), mitis (soft, general term): succidus, succosus (soft with juice): lenis, mollis, placidus (soft in sound): ebrius; ebriolus, ebriolatus (Plaut.; saturated with liquor, almost intoxicated).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mellow?
- The usual Latin words for “mellow” are mātūrus, tempestīvus, coquō; also mollis, mītis, sūcidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.