What does excess mean?
Definitions for excess
ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛsex·cess
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Princeton's WordNet
excess, surplus, surplusage, nimietynoun
a quantity much larger than is needed
excess, excessiveness, inordinatenessnoun
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
surfeit, excess, overabundancenoun
the state of being more than full
overindulgence, excessadjective
excessive indulgence
"the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusadjective
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"
Wiktionary
excessnoun
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 proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light.
excessnoun
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.
excessnoun
An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
excessnoun
Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
excessnoun
A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for the first part of any claim, in exchange for a lower premium.
excessadjective
More than is normal, necessary or specified
Etymology: From exces, from excessus, from excedere, excessum. See exceed.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
EXCESSnoun
Etymology: excessus, Latin.
Amongst the heaps of these excesses and superfluities, there is espied the want of a principal part of duty. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 43.
Goodness answers to the theological virtue charity, and admits no excess but error: the desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity there is no excess, neither can angel or man come in danger by it. Francis Bacon, Essays.
Members are crooked or distorted, or disproportionate to the rest, either in excess or defect. John Ray, on the Creation.
Let the superfluous and lust dieted man,
That braves your ordinance, feel your power quickly;
So distribution shall undo excess,
And each man have enough. William Shakespeare, King Lear.The several rays in that white light retain their colorifick qualities, by which those of any sort, whenever they become more copious than the rest, do by their excess and predominance cause their proper colour to appear. Isaac Newton, Opt.
It was excess of wine that set him on,
And on his more advice we pardon him. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.There will be need first of temperance in diet; for the body, once heavy with excess and surfeits, hangs plummets on the nobler parts. Brian Duppa, Rules for Devotion.
A popular sway, by forcing kings to give
More than was fit for subjects to receive,
Ran to the same extremes; and one excess
Made both, by striving to be greater, less. John Denham.Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness: even parsimony itself, which sits but ill upon a publick figure, is yet the more pardonable excess of the two. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
ChatGPT
excess
Excess refers to the state of having more than what is considered necessary or desirable. It implies an abundance, surplus, or an amount that exceeds the normal or expected level. Excess can be applied to various aspects such as quantities, behavior, emotions, or actions, among others. It generally carries a notion of going beyond the usual or appropriate limits.
Webster Dictionary
Excessnoun
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
Excessnoun
an undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation
Excessnoun
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
Etymology: [OE. exces, excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self-possession, fr. excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond: cf. F. excs. See Exceed.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Excess
ek-ses′, 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. [L. excessus—excedĕre, excessum, to go beyond.]
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'excess' in Nouns Frequency: #2477
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'excess' in Adjectives Frequency: #1000
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of excess in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of excess in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of excess in a Sentence
The focus inevitably shifts to what sort of monetary policy reaction to anticipate, with the central bank governor previously stating that a headline inflation rate in excess of the MPR (benchmark interest rate) is undesirable, expectations of tightening are likely to build.
They were established as risk factors in older cohorts of patients, but they do seem to be also associated with early-onset disease, and those are things like excess body weight, lack of physical activity, high consumption of processed meat and red meat, very high alcohol consumption.
This surplus crude provides some relief, with OPEC's spare production buffer stretched thin as Saudi Arabia - which holds the lion's share of excess capacity - and its Gulf neighbours pump at near record rates, the shock absorber provided by oil stocks is no longer restricted to just crude. As refineries ran flat out to meet soaring demand for gasoline in top consumers the United States and China, distillate inventories ballooned as a consequence.
On average, UK adults consume 200-300 excess calories a day, this study shows that reducing portion sizes and the availability of higher calorie options in cafeterias could make an important contribution to reducing excess calories.
In the process, excess cortisol inhibits the immune system, making it easier for the viruses that cause colds and [the] flu to replicate and spread throughout the body.
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- فائArabic
- излишък, невъздържаностBulgarian
- excésCatalan, Valencian
- spoluúčastCzech
- Franchise, Zuzahlung, Kostenbeteiligung, Überschuss, Eigenbeteiligung, Selbstbeteiligung, ÜbermaßGerman
- υπέρβασηGreek
- ekscesoEsperanto
- deducible, franquicia, excesivo, excesoSpanish
- ylettömyys, omavastuu, ylitys, kohtuuttomuus, ylimäärä, liiallisuus, liikaFinnish
- excès, excessif, franchiseFrench
- breisIrish
- ecesoIdo
- eccesso, eccessivo, eccedenzaItalian
- 우수리Korean
- hemihemi, tuheneMāori
- overtreffenDutch
- utskeielseNorwegian
- nadmiar, nieumiarkowanie, zbytekPolish
- excessivoPortuguese
- exces, abuz, exagerare, prisosRomanian
- превышение, эксцесс, франшиза, излишек, избыток, невоздержанность, неумеренностьRussian
- zaidiSwahili
- اUrdu
- 過量Chinese
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