nimiety

ni·mi·e·ty

N0109500 (nĭ-mī′ĭ-tē)n. Superfluity; excess.

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[Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimius, excessive, from nimis, excessively; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

nimiety

(nɪˈmaɪɪtɪ) n, pl -ties a rare word for excess[C16: from Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimis too much]

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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nimiety - a quantity much larger than is neededexcess, surplus, surplusageovermuch, 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"