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ex·cess (ek ses′, ik-; also, esp.for adj., ek′ses′)

noun

  1. action or conduct that goes beyond the usual, reasonable, or lawful limit
  2. lack of moderation; intemperance; overindulgence
  3. an amount or quantity greater than is necessary, desirable, usable, etc.; too much; superfluity
  4. the amount or degree by which one thing exceeds another; remainder; surplus

Etymology: ME & OFr exces < L excessus < pp. of excedere: see exceed

adjective

more than usual; extra; surplus excess profits

transitive verb

to do away with the position or job of the science center excessed many researchers

excess Idioms

in excess of

more than

to excess

to too great an extent or degree; too much

excess Synonyms

excess

n.

  1. More than is needed

    profusion, abundance, plethora, superabundance, overabundance, surplus, glut, superfluity, redundancy, redundance, undue amount, too much, too many, overkill, fulsomeness, exuberance, inundation, overflow, exorbitance, surfeit, waste, wastefulness, luxuriance, lavishness, oversupply, overdose, overload, plenty, embarras de richesses (French), snootful*, bellyful*, enough and then some*, drug on the market*, too much of a good thing*.

    Antonyms lack*, dearth*, deficiency. *

  2. Conduct that is not temperate

    prodigality, dissipation, intemperance; see indulgence 3.

  3. The portion that exceeds a minimum

    oversupply, overload, overweight, overflow, superfluity, overstock, overage, overrun, surplus, extra, margin, overcharge, overvaluation, chargeable part, assessable part.

  4. The portion that remains

    balance, remainder, rest, surplus, residue, leavings, refuse, by-product, waste, tailings, tare, leftovers.

in excess of

surplus, more than, over and above; see extra.

to excess

too much, excessively, extravagantly, to extremes; see extreme 2, very.

excess Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • mph: The Saturday night race will take place over 166 laps of the 1.5 mile oval, running at speeds in excess of 205 mph.
  • ton: There are probably in excess of 20 tanks, many with capacity in excess of 20 tons ( 20,000 liters ) each.
  • knot: These boats are capable of sustained submerged speeds in excess of 25 knots.
  • meter: A. Yes, if the change of use is in excess of 235 square meters.
  • hectare: Consider Permanently sub-dividing fields into smaller fields not in excess of 20 hectares ( 50 acres ) with appropriate strips and /or hedges.
  • %: Some 30 % of students attained marks in excess of 70 %.

Converse of object

  • denounce: The Victorian art critic Ruskin denounced the excesses of capitalism in his essay collection ' Unto This Last ' .
  • avoid: It is absolutely essential to avoid an excess of information, difficult for consumers to take on board.

Adjective modifier

  • compulsory: I could not easily access the information on what Esure's compulsory excesses were.
  • bad: Such a formal equality would, he argued, continue to ameliorate the worst excesses of capitalism's ' free market ' .
  • voluntary: In addition to the voluntary excess the compulsory excesses are exactly as above for Privilege.
  • accidental: A £ 500 Accidental Damage Excess will apply whilst attending the event.
  • wild: In spite of the wilder excesses of some of its devotees however, the Method has been a good influence upon acting.

Modifies a noun

  • baggage: They will be carried as excess baggage in the hold of the aircraft.
  • moisture: Unzipping garments also gets rid of excess moisture which builds up as you move around.
  • fat: Cut out the fatty foods and trim off any excess fat.
  • mortality: There is no RCT evidence to demonstrate that excess mortality associated with OSAS is reduced through nCPAP use.
  • fluid: Elevation to drain excess fluid from your Achilles back to the heart.
  • mucus: Internally, this herb is used for colds, flu and measles, as well as to clear gastric excess mucus and dyspepsia.

Noun used with modifier

  • Xmas: Still feeling a bit tired, but that may be due to Xmas excesses!
excess Quotes

Il ne faut se permettre d'exce'  s qu'avec les gens qu'on veut quitter biento"  t. We should never permit ourselves to behave in excess except with those whom we will leave soon.

—Laclos, Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de

L'amoureux qui n'oublie pas quelquefois meurt par exce'  s, fatigue et tension de me¤  moire (tel Werther). The lover who does not forget sometimes dies from excess, fatigue, and the strain of memory (like Werther).

—Barthes, Roland

Nothing in excess.

—Anonymous

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

—Blake,William

Virtue, then, is a state of character concerned with choice, lying ina mean†it is a mean between twovices, that which depends on excess and that which depends on defect.

—Aristotle

Though taste, though genius bless To some divine excess, Faints the cold work till thou inspire the whole; What each, what all supply May court, may charm our eye, Thou, only thou can'st raise the meeting soul!

—Collins,William