Complete Definition of "nimiety"

English

Etymology
L. nimiet�s, from nimius 'excessive' and nimis 'excessively'

Noun
nimiety

  1. state of being in excess, possessing more than is needed

Quotations
There is a nimiety, a too-muchness to all Germans. -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Synonyms
superfluity
surfeit

References
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, 2000

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