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Share This ex·cess Audio Help / n. ɪkˈsɛs, ˈɛk adj., v. ˈɛk ɪkˈsɛs / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ n. ik-ses , ek -ses; adj., v. ek -ses, ik-ses ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree: His strength is in excess of yours.
2. the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another: The bill showed an excess of several hundred dollars over the estimate.
3. an extreme or excessive amount or degree; superabundance: to have an excess of energy.
4. a going beyond what is regarded as customary or proper: to talk to excess.
5. immoderate indulgence; intemperance in eating, drinking, etc.
–adjective 6. more than or above what is necessary, usual, or specified; extra: a charge for excess baggage; excess profits.
–verb (used with object) 7. to dismiss, demote, transfer, or furlough (an employee), esp. as part of a mass layoff.
[Origin:
1350–1400; ME (n. and adj.) < L
excessus departure, digression, equiv. to
exced-, var. s. of
excédere to
exceed +
-tus suffix of v. action
]
—Synonyms 3 .
—Antonyms 3 .
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The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient: rains that filled the reservoirs to excess.
An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus.
The amount or degree by which one quantity exceeds another: Profit is the excess of sales over costs.
Intemperance; overindulgence: drank to excess.
A behavior or an action that exceeds proper or lawful bounds: tried to avoid engaging in emotional excesses such as hysteria and fits of temper.
skimming off the excess fat. See Synonyms at superfluous .
ex·cessed , ex·cess·ing , ex·cess·es
excessus , past participle of excēdere , to exceed ; see exceed
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1382, from L.
excessus "departure, going beyond the bounds of reason or beyond the subject," from stem of
excedere "to depart, go beyond" (see
exceed ).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Share This excess adjective 1. 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" noun 1. a quantity much larger than is needed 2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits 3. the state of being more than full [syn: surfeit ] 4. excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" [syn: overindulgence ]
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Share This excess 1 [ikˈses] noun
the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits
Example:
He ate well, but not to excess.
Arabic: تَجاوُز Chinese (Simplified): 无节制 Chinese (Traditional): 無節制 Czech: nestřídmost Danish: til overmål; for meget Dutch: overmaat Estonian: liialeminek Finnish: ylenmääräisyys French: excès German: das Übermaß Greek: υπερβολή, υπέρβαση Hungarian: túlzás Icelandic: óhóf Indonesian: berlebih-lebihan Italian: eccesso
Japanese: 過度 Korean: 도를 지나침 Latvian: pārmērība Lithuanian: viršijimas, nesaikingumas Norwegian: overmål; utskeielse, utsvevelse Polish: nadmiar Portuguese (Brazil): excesso Portuguese (Portugal): excesso Romanian: exces Russian: излишество Slovak: nestriedmosť Slovenian: pretiravanje Spanish: exceso Swedish: överdrift, omåttlighet Turkish: aşırı
excess 2 [ikˈses] noun
an abnormally large amount
Example:
He had consumed an excess of alcohol.
Arabic: إفْراط Chinese (Simplified): 过量 Chinese (Traditional): 過量 Czech: přemíra Danish: for meget Dutch: teveel Estonian: ülemäärane hulk Finnish: yletön määrä French: trop (de) German: das Übermaß Greek: υπερβολική ποσότητα Hungarian: túl sok Icelandic: ofgnótt; óhóf Indonesian: banyak sekali Italian: dismisura
Japanese: 過多 Korean: 과다, 과잉 Latvian: pārlieku liels daudzums Lithuanian: per didelis kiekis Norwegian: overmål Polish: nadmierna ilość Portuguese (Brazil): excesso Portuguese (Portugal): excesso Romanian: prea mult, în exces Russian: чрезмерность Slovak: nadbytok Slovenian: preveč Spanish: exceso Swedish: övermått Turkish: aşırı miktar
excess 3 [ikˈses] noun
an amount by which something is greater than something else
Example:
He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.
Arabic: زِيادةٌ عن الحَد Chinese (Simplified): 超额 Chinese (Traditional): 超額 Czech: přeplatek Danish: for meget Dutch: surplus Estonian: liigmäär Finnish: liikamäärä French: excédent German: die Mehrsumme Greek: επιπλέον Hungarian: többlet Icelandic: umframupphæð Indonesian: lebih banyak Italian: eccedenza
Japanese: 超過 Korean: 초과액 Latvian: papildu, *lieks (daudzums) Lithuanian: perteklius, perviršis Norwegian: overskudd; ekstra-(gebyr, sum, osv.) Polish: nadwyżka, nadpłata Portuguese (Brazil): excedente Portuguese (Portugal): excedente Romanian: surplus Russian: излишек Slovak: preplatok Slovenian: presežek Spanish: excedente Swedish: överskott, extraavgift Turkish: fazlalık
excess [ikˈses] adjective
extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual)
Example:
He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.
Arabic: زيادَه Chinese (Simplified): 额外的 Chinese (Traditional): 額外的 Czech: přesahující váhu Danish: overskydende Dutch: extra Estonian: lisa- Finnish: ylimääräinen French: excédent (de) German: Über-… Greek: επιπλέον, επιπρόσθετος Hungarian: többlet Icelandic: umfram- Indonesian: kelebihan Italian: in eccedenza*
Japanese: 超過した Korean: 초과의 Latvian: papildu Lithuanian: papildomas, viršijantis normą Norwegian: overskytende, overskudds-, mer- Polish: nadmierny, przekraczający normę Portuguese (Brazil): excedente Portuguese (Portugal): adicional, *em excesso Romanian: în plus, peste limita admisă Russian: излишний Slovak: presahujúci váhu Slovenian: presežen Spanish: excedente Swedish: över-, överskridande Turkish: fazla, fazladan
See also: excessive ,
in excess of
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Ex*cess"\, n. [OE. exces, excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self-possession, fr. excedere, excessum, to go out, go beyond: cf. F. exc[`e]s. See
Exceed .]
1. 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.
To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, . . . Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. --Shak.
That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy. --Walsh.
2. An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess. --Eph. v. 18.
Thy desire . . . leads to no excess That reaches blame. --Milton.
3. 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.
Spherical excess (Geom.), 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.
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