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nimiety

[ ni-mahy-i-tee ]

noun

plural nimieties.

  1. nimiety of mere niceties in conversation.

  2. an instance of this.

nimiety

/ ²Ôɪˈ³¾²¹ÉªÉª³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a rare word for excess
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nimiety1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Late Latin ²Ô¾±³¾¾±±ð³ÙÄå²õ, equivalent to nimi(us) “too much†+ -±ð³ÙÄå²õ, variant (after i ) of -¾±³ÙÄå²õ -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nimiety1

C16: from Late Latin ²Ô¾±³¾¾±±ð³ÙÄå²õ, from Latin nimis too much
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Example Sentences

There is a nimiety—a too-muchness—in all Germans.

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