nimiety

Definitions


[nɪˈmʌɪɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state of being more than is necessary or desirable; excess
(e.g: Coleridge criticized Schiller for what he called the nimiety of his blank verse)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin nimietas, from nimis ‘too much’




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