nimiety en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti/
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Etymology
Latin nimietās, from nimius (“excessive”) and nimis (“excessively”).
Meanings
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(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.
I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.
2008, Denis Norden, chapter 8, in Clips from a Life, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nimieties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |