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plumminess en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English plummy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English plumminess From plummy + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being plummy.
    • This jam is known for its plumminess.
    • […]Lore heard for the first time the rounded plumminess of her own voice[…] 2011, Nicola Griffith, Slow River: