mellowness

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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
Noun
  • But for me, the choice was clear: Skipper Chuck’s peace, love and happiness. - Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald The Skipper Chuck Show, viewed from the safety of the living room floor in the 1960s, may have seemed all sweetness and light.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The Sussex position has historically been diametrically opposed to the staff who criticize her, with Harry insisting Meghan spread nothing but sweetness and light through the corridors of Kensington Palace.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ireland ranked number 23 in USA Today's ranking of the best countries in the world in 2024, primarily because of the friendliness of its people and its interesting Celtic heritage.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Still, Stein's friendliness toward Republicans so far is somewhat unprecedented.
    Lucille Sherman, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This doctrine is embedded in the Catholic Mass, where the Lamb of God represents not gentleness but a creature slaughtered for the good of the world.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • All the staples of Lynch are present throughout the film, from offbeat characters to haunting sound design, but also a purity and gentleness that contrasts with pretty much all of his other work.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As the president expresses agitation toward district judges who block his policies nationwide, Trump so far has maintained more cordiality with Roberts, refusing to attack him personally.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Such cordiality was impossible this time, and Dirk Hauser — head of media for Bayern’s academy then and to this day — had to keep the two men apart, in different parts of the old stadium.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Mellowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellowness. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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