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Extreme excess

Answer for the clue "Extreme excess ", 7 letters:
nimiety

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: excess , surplus , surplusage ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. State of being in excess, possessing more than is needed.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"excess, redundancy," from Latin nimietas "excessiveness," from nimius "beyond measure, excessive," from nimis (adv.) "too much, beyond measure, excessively."

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nimiety \Ni*mi"e*ty\, n. [L. nimietas, fr. nimius, a., nimis, adv., too much.] State of being in excess. [R.] There is a nimiety, a too-muchness, in all Germans. --Coleridge.