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nimiety

[ ni-mahy-i-tee ]
/ nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti /
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noun, plural ni·mi·e·ties.
excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation.
an instance of this.
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Origin of nimiety

First recorded in 1555–65; from Late Latin nimietās, equivalent to nimi(us) “too much” + -etās, variant (after i) of -itās -ity

Words nearby nimiety

NIMBY, nimbyism, Nimeiry, Nîmes, NIMH, nimiety, niminy-piminy, Nimitz, Nimitz, Admiral Chester, nimonic alloy, n'importe
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Words related to nimiety

exuberance, glut, overkill, surplus, waste, oversupply, saturation, plethora, balance, by-product, enough, exorbitance, fat, fulsomeness, inundation, lavishness, leavings, leftover, luxuriance, overflow

British Dictionary definitions for nimiety

nimiety
/ (nɪˈmaɪɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
a rare word for excess

Word Origin for nimiety

C16: from Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimis too much
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