nimiety

Nov. 23rd, 2009 07:25 am
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nimiety - n., overabundance, excess, surplus; an instance of same.


Pronounced ni-MAY-i-tee, used since c. 1560, borrowed from Latin nimietās, from Latin nimius, too much (as an adjective), from nimis, too much (as an adverb). And I'll stop there lest I demonstrate the word.

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