nimiety means state of being in excess, more than is needed. It carries an Arena rating of 1763, earned across 40 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nimiety ranks #1,645 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,934 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #3,498 of 17,135 for Most Malleable Words, #4,199 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words.
nimiety is pronounced /nɪˈmaɪ ɪ ti/.
Why “nimiety” is a great word
NIMIETY — [Noun] The state of being in excess or more than is needed. From Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimius ("excessive, too much") + -tās ("-ity"). First recorded in English 1555–65. Unlike "sufficiency," which marks the precise point of adequacy, or "profusion," which suggests a lavish and often pleasing abundance, nimiety denotes a burdensome surplus. It is the third unread treatise on the shelf, the cloying sweetness left in the bowl after the fruit is gone, the relentless compliment repeated once too often—a quiet tyranny where abundance curdles into a kind of lack.
Etymology
Latin nimietās, from nimius (“excessive”) and nimis (“excessively”).
noun
- State of being in excess, more than is needed.e.g.“June 2, 1834, Samuel Taylor Coleridge Table Talk
There is a nimiety, - a too-muchness - in all Germans.”
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