🗣️ Rich-sounding voice 🌟 Very desirable

plummy

7.9

A very good job or role that many people want

adjective
/ˈplʌmi/

: deseable

Many candidates considered the plummy job offer at the prestigious firm too good to pass up.

Examples

She dreamt of landing a plummy position in the government that would give her a chance to make a real difference.
"I am Prescott McNally," he said in a plummy voice, "and I presume you are Mrs. Irma Gloriana."

Fiction book (1992)
The internship was a plummy opportunity, attracting students from top universities eager to apply.

Synonyms

enticing

vsplummy

25 4.9

Attractive and likely to make you want something

is more intensely desirable, especially for positions, roles, or opportunities

Antonyms

undesirable

31 4.6

Not wanted because it is unpleasant, harmful, or causes problems

unattractive

16 2.5

Not interesting or likely to make people want it

How Desirable

plummy

7.9

desirable

121 3.2

attractive

680 1.0

acceptable

477 2.5

undesirable

31 4.6

Surface Forms

plummy positive

Morphology

plummy = plum (semi-transparent) = plum + y

Derived from 'plum' in its figurative sense 'a desirable thing' plus the adjectival '-y'; learners who know the figurative 'plum' sense will find it transparent, but those who only know the fruit may not.

Etymology

Plummy comes from the simple word plum, which became a way to say a 'prize' or very good thing, with -y meaning 'full of'. Because a 'plum' was used for a sweet, desirable reward, a 'plummy' job or role is one that is attractive and much wanted. So, imagine a plum as a sweet prize to remember a 'plummy' position is very desirable.