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Meaning of "nimiety" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NIMIETY

From Late Latin nimietās, from Latin nimis too much.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NIMIETY

nimiety  [nɪˈmaɪɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIMIETY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nimiety is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIMIETY


antianxiety
ˌæntɪæŋˈzaɪɪtɪ
anxiety
æŋˈzaɪɪtɪ
aureity
ɔːˈreɪɪtɪ
dubiety
djuːˈbaɪɪtɪ
extemporaneity
ɪksˌtɛmpərəˈneɪɪtɪ
garden-variety
ˈɡɑːdənvəraɪɪtɪ
gaseity
ɡəˈseɪɪtɪ
gayety
ˈɡeɪɪtɪ
impiety
ɪmˈpaɪɪtɪ
impropriety
ˌɪmprəˈpraɪɪtɪ
inebriety
ˌɪnɪˈbraɪɪtɪ
insatiety
ˌɪnsəˈtaɪɪtɪ
insobriety
ˌɪnsəʊˈbraɪɪtɪ
laity
ˈleɪɪtɪ
moiety
ˈmɔɪɪtɪ
overanxiety
ˌəʊvəræŋˈzaɪɪtɪ
piety
ˈpaɪɪtɪ
satiety
səˈtaɪɪtɪ
ubiety
juːˈbaɪɪtɪ
variety
vəˈraɪɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIMIETY

nimble-footed
nimble-minded
nimbleness
nimblesse
nimblewit
nimblewitted
nimbly
nimbostrati
nimbostratus
nimbus
nimbused
NIMBY
nimbyism
nimieties
niminy-piminy
nimious
Nimitz
nimmer
nimonic alloy
nimps

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIMIETY

benefit society
Big Society
building society
civic society
civil society
consumer society
debating society
friendly society
high society
honor society
humane society
Law Society
notoriety
polite society
propriety
Royal Society
secret society
separation anxiety
sobriety
society

Synonyms and antonyms of nimiety in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nimiety» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIMIETY

Find out the translation of nimiety to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nimiety from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nimiety» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nimiety
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nimiety
570 millions of speakers

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nimiety
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nimiety
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nimiety
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nimiety
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nimiety
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nimiety
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nimiety
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nimiety
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nimiety
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nimiety
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nimiety
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nimiety
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nimiety
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nimiety
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेदना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nimiety
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nimiety
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nimiety
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nimiety
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nimiety
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

nimiety
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nimiety
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nimiety
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nimiety
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nimiety

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIMIETY»

The term «nimiety» is used very little and occupies the 166.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIMIETY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nimiety» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nimiety» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nimiety

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIMIETY»

Discover the use of nimiety in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nimiety and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Satiation: From Gut to Brain
Satiety ensures beneficial consequences of consumption and prevents nimiety, the aversive experience of glutting caused by intake exceeding clearance capacity (Kulkosky, 1985b). This capacity is determined by the maximal ability to digest, ...
Gerard P. Smith, 1998
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Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words to Make You Sound Intelligent
“And not even 40.” —Wordnik Nabob comes from the Arabic word na ̄ba, meaning “to represent.” 81 nimiety /(ni-mī'i-tē)/ noun • The state of being too much ; redundancy; excess. Examples: Normally, we recognize an eloquent event as a flare ...
Wordnik, Angela Tung, 2011
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Queen of the Castle: 52 Weeks of Encouragement for the ...
(n -m ˊ ə-t ). Excess; overabundance. As in, “If I start folding a fifty-piece origami Easter scene, perhaps I am exhibiting an unhealthy nimiety of interest in clever holiday crafts.” kiss them, But Jesus forbade me, saying: “Touch me not!” 7 3.
Lynn Bowen Walker, 2006
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Hedonics of Taste
This interpretation is consistent with the sham-feeding findings described above ( Bedard & Weingarten, 1989). Nimiety and Conditioned Aversions The term satiety is commonly used in the experimental literature to refer in a favorable sense to ...
Robert Bolles, 2014
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Eating My Words
I think the reason we aren't comfortable with being full is that fullness is only a hair's breadth away from pain, nausea, self-disgust, and loathing. It isn't dislike of satiety we've got, but fear of nimiety. Nimiety is the state just beyond full, where ...
Eve Johnson, 2003
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
A shorter term with the same meaning is floccipend; see vilipend, below. annihilate. nihil nimis: nothing too much, the Golden Mean; the opposite of nimiety. Coleridge, in Table Talk (1834), said: "There is a nimiety-a toomuch- ness— in all ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
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The Word Lover's Delight: Awesome Adjectives, Nifty Nouns, ...
nimiety (n.) nih-MAY -ih-tee—surplus or overabundance The concept of having a nimiety of money did not exist to the poor college student. nobble (v.) NAHB-uhl —to swindle or cheat Security caught the poker player trying to nobble. nodus (n.)  ...
From the Editors of the Captivate Network, 2009
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Etymidion II: A Students' Workbook for Vocabulary Building
The Latin word nimis with a negative prefix means "too much" and is the origin of the English word nimiety. See if you can find nimiety in your dictionary; if not, look in a bigger dictionary. There are three HOSTs in English: host (1) from hospes; ...
C. A. E. Luschnig, L. J. Luschnig, 1994
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals: Synonyms, ...
Agnes tried a PLETHORA of wines before she finally decided on her favorite vintage. saturnalia (sat-uhr-NAIL-yuh). Unrestrained merrymaking; excess; extravagance. Anyone looking at the. nimiety (ni-MAHY-ih-tee). Overabundance; excess.
David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, 2011
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Isaiah Berlin: Volume 1: Letters, 1928-1946
Letters, 1928-1946 Isaiah Berlin Henry Hardy. jiavra ayav Isaiah Berlin, aged 16' Nimiety - that's your weakness! John Sparrow2 Surtout, Messieurs, point de zele. Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand3 CONTENTS A call for letters ix List of ...
Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIMIETY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nimiety is used in the context of the following news items.
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Illinois Improbable: A Story of Upending Expectations
There is an iron fence; a graveyard in the back; and a nimiety of ghosts. Nylon camp tents are scattered about the front yard, a little Resurrection ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
2
Individual Games – A Nimiety of Goats
sarah3009b One of the questions I didn't get around to raising last week was can Shirin win? She's an underdog, she knows and loves the ... «RobHasAwebsite.com, Apr 15»
3
The Best Video Games of 2014
... that flap in the wind), but the execution is unrivalled—the humorous animations, the high-contrast vistas, the nimiety of customization options. «The New Yorker, Dec 14»
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Review: Loadout
Edge of Reality seems to be well aware of the genres oversaturation, and contribute very little to the nimiety of mediocrity. Shooters may be all ... «Hardcore Gamer, Jan 14»
5
'American Hustle' and 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
... The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese's three-hour romp of '80s nimiety. The films share some superficial similarities including a voiceover ... «TheTyee.ca, Dec 13»
6
Year End Workers' Compensation Musings
What a concept! Unfortunately, there is a delicate balance between raising rates and maintaining market share. A nimiety of rate increases will ... «WorkersCompensation.com, Dec 13»
7
Sir Alex Ferguson: has he tarnished his reputation?
In 'My Autobiography' Ferguson describes ex-United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has a 'terrible professional' and taunts his nimiety appetite. «Platform Online, Oct 13»
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Kieren Fallon: Tasting glory with Godolphin and chasing an elusive …
Nimiety was a horse I thought would go well at Kempton, but I felt from the saddle that she hated the surface and is clearly much better on the ... «Scottish Daily Record, Sep 13»
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Watch Sky Sports today on NOW TV
... Park while Mark Johnston has three runners in the shape of Nimiety, Federal Blue and Special Meaning, who has won her last three races. «SkySports, Aug 13»
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CLIVE ASLET: The teacher who changed my life died and my one …
... (wilfully disobedient), banausic (utilitarian), excoriate (verbally flay), otiose (indolent or useless), nimiety (superfluity) and many more. «Daily Mail, Jul 13»

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