nimiety
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ni·mi·e·ty
(nĭ-mī′ĭ-tē)n.
Superfluity; excess.
[Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimius, excessive, from nimis, excessively; see ne in Indo-European roots.]
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nimiety
(nɪˈmaɪɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
a rare word for excess
[C16: from Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimis too much]
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ni•mi•e•ty
(nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. excess; overabundance.
2. an instance of this.
[1555–65; < Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimi(s) too much]
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| Noun | 1. |  nimiety - a quantity much larger than is neededovermuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" |
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