Princeton's WordNet

1. excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety(noun)

   a quantity much larger than is needed

2. excess, excessiveness, inordinateness(noun)

   immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

3. surfeit, excess, overabundance(noun)

   the state of being more than full

4. overindulgence, excess(adj)

   excessive indulgence

   "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"

5. excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus(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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. excess(noun)ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs

   a larger than necessary amount; = surplus

   an excess of fruit that would rot in the heat

2. excessɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs

   too much

   to drink to excess

3. excessɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk sɛs

   behavior involving doing too much of sth

   the excesses of youth

Wiktionary

1. excess(Noun)

   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.

2. excess(Noun)

   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.

3. excess(Noun)

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

4. excess(Noun)

   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.

5. excess(Noun)

   A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for the first part of any claim, in exchange for a lower premium.

6. excess(Adjective)

   More than is normal, necessary or specified

Origin: From exces, from excessus, from excedere, excessum. See exceed.

Webster Dictionary

1. Excess(noun)

   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

2. Excess(noun)

   an undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation

3. Excess(noun)

   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

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