Overview of noun excess

The noun excess has 4 senses

• excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety -- (a quantity much larger than is needed)


• excess, excessiveness, inordinateness -- (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)


• surfeit, excess, overabundance -- (the state of being more than full)


• overindulgence, excess -- (excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence")

Overview of adj excess

The adj excess has 1 sense

• excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (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")