excess

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. more than is needed, desired, or required

- trying to lose excess weight

Similar word(s): unnecessary, unneeded, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

noun

1. a quantity much larger than is needed

Similar word(s): nimiety, surplus, surplusage

Definition categories: attribute, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance

2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

Similar word(s): excessiveness, inordinateness

Definition categories: attribute, immoderateness, immoderation

3. the state of being more than full

Similar word(s): overabundance, surfeit

Definition categories: state, fullness

4. excessive indulgence

Similar word(s): overindulgence

Definition categories: act, humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering

Sentences with excess as a noun:

- The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.

verb

1. (US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.