"nimiety" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti/ Audio: en-ca-nimiety.oga Forms: nimieties [plural]
Etymology: Latin nimietās, from nimius (“excessive”) and nimis (“excessively”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nimietās}} Latin nimietās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nimiety (countable and uncountable, plural nimieties)
  1. State of being in excess, more than is needed. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: superfluity, surfeit

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