nimiety
nimiety · nimieties
State of being in excess, more than is neededState of being in excess, more than is needed.
/nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)State of being in excess, more than is needed.
June 2, 1834, Samuel Taylor Coleridge Table Talk There is a nimiety, - a too-muchness - in all Germans.
a quantity much larger than is needed
Origin
Latin nimietās, from nimius (“excessive”) and nimis (“excessively”).Latin nimietās, from nimius (“excessive”) and nimis (“excessively”).
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Forms
plural: nimietiesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a quantity much larger than is needed:excesssurplussurplusage
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable