excess
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.