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nimiety

[ni-mahy-i-tee]

ni·mi·e·ty

[ni-mahy-i-tee]
noun, plural -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]

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