| NOUN | attribute | excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety | a quantity much larger / larger than is needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | excess, excessiveness, inordinateness | immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | |
| state | excess, surfeit, overabundance | the state of being more than full | |
| act | excess, overindulgence | excessive indulgence | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus | more than is needed, desired, or required |
| Sounds | eh'kseh.s; ihkseh's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... | |
| Meaning | More than is needed, desired, or required. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "trying to lose excess weight" | |
| Synonyms | extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus | |
| Broader | unnecessary, unneeded | not necessary |
| Spanish | excedente, excesivo, extra, redundante, sobrante, superfluo | |
| Catalan | excedent, excessiu, extra, redundant, sobrant, sobrer, superflu | |
| Meaning | A quantity much larger / larger than is needed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | surplus, surplusage, nimiety | |
| Broader | overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance | A quantity that is more than what is appropriate |
| Spanish | demasía, desmán, excedente, exceso, plétora, remanente, sobra, sobrante, superávit, surplusage | |
| Catalan | excedent, excés, plètora, sobra, superàvit, surplusage | |
| Meaning | immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | excessiveness, inordinateness | |
| Narrower | exorbitance, outrageousness | excessive excess |
| extravagance, extravagancy | The quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth | |
| overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment | extreme / extreme excess | |
| Broader | immoderation, immoderateness | The quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation |
| Spanish | desmán, exceso | |
| Catalan | excés | |
| Meaning | The state of being more than full. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | surfeit, overabundance | |
| Broader | fullness | The condition of being filled to capacity |
| Spanish | exceso, sobreabundancia | |
| Catalan | excés, sobreabundància | |
| Meaning | excessive indulgence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | overindulgence | |
| Broader | indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring | The act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
| Spanish | abuso, exceso de tolerancia, exceso | |
| Catalan | abús, excés | |
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