excess

Meaning

1. The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
2. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
3. An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
4. 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. A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

surplus

preponderance

lack of moderation

give abundantly

spending of time

being more than

great quantity

incontinence

over-indulgence

overmuchness

immoderacy

done too much

great increase

high degree

highest pitch

over-flow

superabundancne

superfluous portion

profuse in

excess franchise

above norm

above quota

over-dose

owerflow

plurisy

celebrity

enormity

largeness

large quantity

lots of

more than

more than necessary

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛksɛs/

Inherited from Middle English

exces

In summary

From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.

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