Defn: State of being in excess. [R.]
There is a nimiety, a too-muchess, in all Germans. Coleridge.
NIMIOUS
Nim"i*ous, a. Etym: [L. nimius.]
Defn: Excessive; extravagant; inordinate. [Obs.]
NIMMER
Nim"mer, n. Etym: [From Nim.]
Defn: A thief. [Obs.]
NIN
Nin. Etym: [Fr. ne in.]
Defn: Not in. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NINCOMPOOP
Nin"com*poop, n. Etym: [A corruption of non compos.]
Defn: A fool; a silly or stupid person. [Law] An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the best language she can afford me. Addison.
NINE Nine, a. Etym: [OE. nine, nihen, AS. nigon, nigan; akin to D. & LG. negen, OS. & OFries. nigun, OHG. niun, G. neun, Icel. niu, sw. nio, Dan. ni, Goth. niun, Ir. & Gael. naoi, W. naw, L. novem, gr. navan; of unknown origin. Novembeer.]