Excess

[ɪk'ses;ek-;'ekses] or ['ɛk'sɛs]

Definition

(noun.) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits.

(noun.) a quantity much larger than is needed.

(adj.) more than is needed, desired, or required; 'trying to lose excess weight'; 'found some extra change lying on the dresser'; 'yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant'; 'skills made redundant by technological advance'; 'sleeping in the spare room'; 'supernumerary ornamentation'; 'it was supererogatory of her to gloat'; 'delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words'; 'extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts'; 'surplus cheese distributed to the needy' .

Edited by Griffith--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or prover; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light.

(n.) An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.

(n.) The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.

Checker: Polly

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Superfluity, redundance, redundancy, superabundance.[2]. Surplus, overplus, remainder.[3]. Intemperance, dissipation, debauchery.

Typist: Wanda

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Advance, increase, abundance, redundancy, superfluity, extravagance, surplus,debauchery, intemperance

ANT:Deficiency, failure, shortcoming, insufficiency, temperance, sobriety

Editor: Lois

Definition

n. a going beyond what is usual or proper: intemperance: that which exceeds: the degree by which one thing exceeds another.—adj. Exces′sive beyond what is right and proper: immoderate: violent.—adv. Exces′sively.—n. Exces′siveness.—Carry to excess to do too much.

Editor: Meredith

Unserious Contents or Definition

n. In morals an indulgence that enforces by appropriate penalties the law of moderation.

Editor: Sheldon

Examples

Checked by Francis

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