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excess


I - noun
1. a quantity much larger than is needed (Freq. 4)
Syn:
surplus, surplusage, nimiety
Hypernyms:
overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits (Freq. 2)
Syn:
excessiveness, inordinateness
Derivationally related forms:
inordinate (for: inordinateness), excessive (for: excessiveness)
Hypernyms:
immoderation, immoderateness
Hyponyms:
extravagance, extravagancy, exorbitance, outrageousness, overplus,
plethora, superfluity, embarrassment
3. the state of being more than full
Syn:
surfeit, overabundance
Derivationally related forms:
surfeit (for: surfeit)
Hypernyms:
fullness
4. excessive indulgence
- the child was spoiled by overindulgence
Syn:
overindulgence
Derivationally related forms:
overindulgent (for: overindulgence), overindulge (for: overindulgence)
Hypernyms:
indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring

II - adjective
more than is needed, desired, or required (Freq. 4)
- 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
Syn:
extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous,
supernumerary, surplus
Similar to:
unnecessary, unneeded
Derivationally related forms:
supernumerary (for: supernumerary), superfluity (for: superfluous), redundance (for: redundant), redundancy (for: redundant)

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