nimiety
1Nimiety — Ni*mi e*ty, n. [L. nimietas, fr. nimius, a., nimis, adv., too much.] State of being in excess. [R.] [1913 Webster] There is a nimiety, a too muchness, in all Germans. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] …
2nimiety — index plethora, redundancy, surfeit, surplus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3nimiety — (n.) excess, redundancy, from L. nimietas excessiveness, from nimius beyond measure, excessive, from nimis (adv.) too much, beyond measure, excessively …
4nimiety — [ni mī′ə tē] n. [L nimietas < nimis, adv., too much (by litotes) < * ne miis < ne , not + IE * miis, compar. of * meio , little < base * mei > MINOR] excess; redundancy …
5nimiety — /ni muy i tee/, n., pl. nimieties. 1. excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation. 2. an instance of this. [1555 65; < LL nimietas, equiv. to nimi(us) too much + etas, var. (after i) of itas ITY] * * * …
6nimiety — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Late Latin nimietas, from Latin nimius too much, adjective, from nimis, adverb Date: circa 1564 excess, redundancy …
7nimiety — noun state of being in excess, possessing more than is needed Syn: superfluity, surfeit …
8nimiety — nɪ maɪətɪ n. exaggeration, overstatement (in manners or writing) …
9nimiety — n excess, overabundance, superabundance, overplus, extra, spare, surplus, surplusage, superflux; flood, deluge, inundation, profusion, abundance, cornucopia, horn of plenty; surfeit, glut, plethora, overflow, overload, oversupply, more than… …
10nimiety — ni·mi·e·ty …
