browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
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
This work is licensed under a
