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excess definition

excess


 
  Grep  of  noun  excess 
  excess 
  excessiveness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  excess 
 
  The  noun  excess  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  excess,  surplus,  surplusage  --  (a  quantity  much  larger  than  is  needed) 
  2.  (2)  excess,  excessiveness,  inordinateness  --  (immoderation  as  a  consequence  of  going  beyond  sufficient  or  permitted  limits) 
  3.  surfeit,  excess,  overabundance  --  (the  state  of  being  more  than  full) 
  4.  overindulgence,  excess  --  (excessive  indulgence;  "the  child  was  spoiled  by  overindulgence") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  excess 
 
  The  adj  excess  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  excess 
 
  1  sense  of  excess 
 
  Sense  1 
  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unnecessary)  ->  necessary 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  excess 
 
  1  sense  of  excess 
 
  Sense  1 
  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus 
  =>  unnecessary  (vs.  necessary),  unneeded 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  excess 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  excess 
 
  excess  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  excess 
  excess 
  excessive 
 
  Overview  of  noun  excess 
 
  The  noun  excess  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  excess,  surplus,  surplusage  --  (a  quantity  much  larger  than  is  needed) 
  2.  (2)  excess,  excessiveness,  inordinateness  --  (immoderation  as  a  consequence  of  going  beyond  sufficient  or  permitted  limits) 
  3.  surfeit,  excess,  overabundance  --  (the  state  of  being  more  than  full) 
  4.  overindulgence,  excess  --  (excessive  indulgence;  "the  child  was  spoiled  by  overindulgence") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  excess 
 
  The  adj  excess  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  excess,  extra,  redundant,  spare,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus  --  (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") 



excess definition