overmuch

Betekenis (Engels)

Det

Very much; too much; overly much.

Adj

Excessive.

Adv

Too much; overly much

Noun

An excessive amount; too much.

Concepten

te veel

Synoniemen

excessively

exceedingly

too much

excessive

exceeding

overly

inordinate

inordinately

overabundance

over

overfull

superabundance

extremely

overmuchness

immensely

overly much

extravagant

extreme

greatly

immoderate

lavish

such

superfluous

very much

abundant

Vertalingen

trop

nimis

troppo

demasiado

allzu viel

παραπολύ

υπέρμετρος

υπερβολικός

excès

surabondance

par trop

esuberanza

nimium

demasiadamente

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: overmuche

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ofermiċel

Verwant aan Schots: over-mekill

Verwant aan Oudnoors: ofrmikill

Verwant aan IJslands: ofmikill

In summary

From Middle English overmuche, overmuchel, from Old English ofermiċel, ofermyċel (“overmuch, excessive”), equivalent to over- + much. Compare overmany and overmore. Doublet of overmickle. Cognate with Scots over-mekill (“overmuch, excessive”), Old Norse ofrmikill (“overmuch, excessive”), Icelandic ofmikill (“overmuch, excessive”).