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nimiety
ni·mi·e·ty
/
nɪˈmaɪ
ɪ
ti
/
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[
ni-
mahy
-i-tee
]
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noun,
plural
ni·mi·e·ties.
1.
excess; overabundance:
nimiety of mere niceties in conversation.
2.
an instance of this.
Origin:
1555–65;
<
Late Latin
nimietās,
equivalent to
nimi
(
us
) too much +
-etās,
variant (after
i
) of
-itās
-ity
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nimiety
(nɪˈmaɪɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
a rare word for
excess
[C16: from Late Latin
nimietās,
from Latin
nimis
too much]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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