ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Nimiety

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Nimiety is a noun meaning State of being in excess, more than is needed.

Meaning

State of being in excess, more than is needed.

Example Sentences

I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.
June 2, 1834, Samuel Taylor Coleridge Table Talk There is a nimiety, - a too-muchness - in all Germans.

Word Forms

Synonyms for nimiety

Depending on context, synonyms include superfluity, surfeit, plethora, embarrassment, overplus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overplus, superfluity, plethora, embarrassment, excess, inordinacy.

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