nimiety
pronunciation
How to pronounce nimiety in British English: UK [nɪ'maɪətɪ]
How to pronounce nimiety in American English: US [nɪ'maɪətɪ]
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- Noun:
- a quantity much larger than is needed
Word Origin
- nimiety (n.)
- "excess, redundancy," from Latin nimietas "excessiveness," from nimius "beyond measure, excessive," from nimis (adv.) "too much, beyond measure, excessively."