November 28, 2026

Nimiety

noun

Definition

An excess of something; redundancy. Nimiety occurs wherever more is provided than is necessary.

Example Sentence

“The report suffered from a nimiety of footnotes that obscured rather than supported its argument.”

Etymology

From Late Latin nimietas, from Latin nimius (too much), from nimis (too much).

Scrabble Score

N1I1M3I1E1T1Y4

NIMIETY scores 12 points in Scrabble.

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