ni·mi·e·ty \niˈmīəd.ē\noun (-es) Etymology: Late Latin nimietas, from nimie- (from Latin nimius too much, adjective, from nimis, adverb) + -tas -ty; perhaps akin to Latin ne- not and to Latin minor — more at no, minor : excess, redundancy < Edwardian nimiety made poems drowsier, pictures bigger … meals heavier than ever before — Times Literary Supplement >