as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits the artist's ingrained nimiety results in cloying pictures of cute kids holding even cuter animals

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excess
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  • Sip wines made right on-site, sweat out nights of excess in the barrel sauna and cold plunge, and savor in-room breakfasts and alfresco wine dinners.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
  • With no shortage of natural night in this nursery, there’s little need for an excess of lamps or harsh overhead lighting, though the boho-style chandelier Storm added complements the wood finishes throughout the space.
    Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2025
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“Nimiety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimiety. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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