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excess > 5 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus	More than is needed, desired, or required
NOUN	1	excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety	A quantity much larger than is needed
	2	excess, excessiveness, inordinateness	Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
	3	excess, surfeit, overabundance	The state of being more than full
	4	excess, overindulgence	Excessive indulgence

excess > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'kseh.s; ihkseh's
Rhymes	ABS, abscess, access, and 73 more rhymes in ehs...

excess > adjective
Meaning	More than is needed, desired, or required.
Examples	"trying to lose excess weight"
Synonyms	extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
Similar to	unnecessary, unneeded

excess > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A quantity much larger than is needed.
Synonyms	surplus, surplusage, nimiety
Broader	overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance

excess > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits.
Synonyms	excessiveness, inordinateness
Broader	immoderation, immoderateness
Narrower	extravagance, extravagancy; exorbitance, outrageousness; overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment

excess > noun 3, state
Meaning	The state of being more than full.
Synonyms	surfeit, overabundance
Broader	fullness

excess > noun 4, act
Meaning	Excessive indulgence.
Synonyms	overindulgence
Broader	indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring

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