Plummy
adjective
Something is described as plummy when it is full, rich and often mellow.
The wine is rich, plummy and has a velvet taste.
Often appears as...
- plummy voice
- plummy accent
adjective
Plummy can also mean attractive or desirable.
That car is plummy. I wish I had it.
Often appears as...
- plummy car
- plummy girl
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
adjective
When referring to voice, plummy indicates that it is rich, full, and often contains an upper-class accent or drawl.
His plummy accent reveals that he is from a privileged background.
Often appears as...
- plummy accent
- plummy voice
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Something is described as plummy when it is full, rich and often mellow.
The wine is rich, plummy and has a velvet taste.
Often appears as...
- plummy voice
- plummy accent
adjective
Plummy can also mean attractive or desirable.
That car is plummy. I wish I had it.
Often appears as...
- plummy car
- plummy girl
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
adjective
When referring to voice, plummy indicates that it is rich, full, and often contains an upper-class accent or drawl.
His plummy accent reveals that he is from a privileged background.
Often appears as...
- plummy accent
- plummy voice
Usage tips
Neutral
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Richness
Used to paint a picture of sensory pleasure, like tasting good food or hearing a melodic sound.
The singer's plummy voice was a delight during the concert.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal Plums
Doesn't literally involve plums; it's more about the depth and quality of an experience.
He read the poem in such plummy tones that we were all mesmerized.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Richness
Used to paint a picture of sensory pleasure, like tasting good food or hearing a melodic sound.
The singer's plummy voice was a delight during the concert.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal Plums
Doesn't literally involve plums; it's more about the depth and quality of an experience.
He read the poem in such plummy tones that we were all mesmerized.
Pro Tip 1/2Sensory Richness
Used to paint a picture of sensory pleasure, like tasting good food or hearing a melodic sound.
The singer's plummy voice was a delight during the concert.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Literal Plums
Doesn't literally involve plums; it's more about the depth and quality of an experience.
He read the poem in such plummy tones that we were all mesmerized.
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Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
In their plush melodies and plummy platitudes, many Rodgers-and-Hammerstein songs were secular hymns, which so insinuated themselves into the ear of the Eisenhower-era listener that they became the liturgical music for the American mid-century.
Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
In their plush melodies and plummy platitudes, many Rodgers-and-Hammerstein songs were secular hymns, which so insinuated themselves into the ear of the Eisenhower-era listener that they became the liturgical music for the American mid-century.
Example 1 of 1
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