Excess - English meaning

adjective

Added, extra, or supplementary to what is already present or available.

Usage examples:

We require additional information

adjective

Put with something else to increase the number or amount or to make it more important

Usage examples:

There’s no additional charge for children under twelve.

adjective

Extra

Usage examples:

We plan to open an additional 10 to 12 stores next year., there will be no additional charge for th…

noun

Moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

Usage examples:

He denounced western decadence

noun

A state of low standards in a society; social decay

Usage examples:

The us was widely condemned as a decadent society.

noun

Low moral standards and behaviour

Usage examples:

Western decadence

adjective

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.

Usage examples:

He was drinking excessive amounts of brandy

Beyond normal limits

adjective

Too much or too many

Usage examples:

Some property owners complained that they were being charged excessive fees., the directive will pr…

adjective

Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.

Usage examples:

They offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour

adverb

To a greater extent than usual; especially.

Usage examples:

He is trying to be extra good

noun

An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.

Usage examples:

I had an education with all the extras

noun

Lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.

Usage examples:

His reckless extravagance with other people's money

noun

The practice of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable, or something that is expensive and not necessary

Usage examples:

[ c ] in those days, a second car seemed like a needless extravagance.

noun

Behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to

Usage examples:

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.

noun

An excessively abundant supply of something.

Usage examples:

There is a glut of cars on the market

verb

Supply or fill to excess.

Usage examples:

The roads are glutted with cars

noun

A supply or amount that is much greater than necessary

Usage examples:

A glut of new housing, a glut of information

noun

Lack of moderation or restraint.

Usage examples:

His occasional intemperance of tone

noun

The action or quality of showing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled

Usage examples:

I regret the intemperance of what i said., lack of resources leads to additional stress and can lea…

noun

The quality of being very expensive or impressive

Usage examples:

He liked to create an atmosphere of lavishness and luxury., the lavishness of the state rooms took …

noun

The fact of being large in quantity or degree

Usage examples:

People do not dare question the lavishness of his spending., the lavishness of farm subsidies means…

noun

Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.

Usage examples:

Everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers

adjective

Remaining; surplus.

Usage examples:

Yesterday's leftover bread

adjective

That has not been eaten or used during a meal

Usage examples:

Leftover meatloaf, we ate the leftovers cold the next day.

noun

The state of being more than is necessary or desirable; excess.

Usage examples:

Coleridge criticized schiller for what he called the nimiety of his blank verse

noun

An excessive quantity.

Usage examples:

The country suffers from an overabundance of laws

noun

The action or fact of consuming something to excess.

Usage examples:

The overconsumption of alcohol

noun

The action or fact of having too much of something enjoyable.

Usage examples:

Her alleged overindulgence in alcohol

noun

Behaviour in which you allow yourself to have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink

Usage examples:

For many americans, thanksgiving is a time of overindulgence., overindulgence in food and drink is …

noun

A large or excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

A plethora of committees and subcommittees

noun

A very large amount of something, esp. a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with

Usage examples:

A plethora of excuses/agencies/diet books

noun

The quality of spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise

Usage examples:

His travels enhanced his reputation for prodigality., as a novelist, her power springs directly fro…

noun

Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

Usage examples:

His financial prudence corrected the profligacies of nero

noun

The act of spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise

Usage examples:

The profligacy of the west shocked him., years of fiscal profligacy have left the country deeply in…

noun

An abundance or large quantity of something.

Usage examples:

A rich profusion of flowers

noun

An extremely large amount of something

Usage examples:

I was remarking on the recent profusion of books and articles on the matter., she'd never seen flow…

adjective

Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.

Usage examples:

Many of the old skills had become redundant

adjective

More than what is usual or necessary, esp. using extra words that mean the same thing

Usage examples:

My english teacher was merciless if what we wrote was abstract, sentimental, or redundant., they’re…

adjective

Having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you

Usage examples:

Redundant employees/staff/workers, she was made redundant from the company after eight years., old …

noun

A part of something that is left over when other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with.

Usage examples:

Leave a few mushrooms for garnish and slice the remainder

verb

Dispose of (a book left unsold) at a reduced price.

Usage examples:

Titles are being remaindered increasingly quickly to save on overheads

noun

The part that is left after the other parts are gone, used, or taken away

Usage examples:

It rained the first day but was sunny for the remainder of the trip.

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves

noun

A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.

Usage examples:

The fine residue left after the sorting of tea

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Usage examples:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Usage examples:

You look as though you need a rest

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Usage examples:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

noun

The act of allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy

Usage examples:

Rarely have i seen two people work together so effortlessly and with so little self-indulgence., wh…

adjective

Additional to what is required for ordinary use.

Usage examples:

Few people had spare cash for inessentials

noun

An item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out.

Usage examples:

The wheel's broken and it would be suicide to go on without a spare

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

noun

A very large amount of something, especially more than is needed or usual

Usage examples:

The country has a superabundance of natural resources.

noun

An unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something.

Usage examples:

A superfluity of unoccupied time

adjective

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Usage examples:

The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information

adjective

More than is needed; extra and not necessary

Usage examples:

Our new mayor plans to eliminate superfluous programs., much of the school day is wasted on superfl…

noun

An excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

A surfeit of food and drink

verb

Cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

Usage examples:

I am surfeited with shopping

noun

An amount that is too large, or is more than is needed

Usage examples:

The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.

noun

An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply.

Usage examples:

Exports of food surpluses

adjective

More than what is needed or used; excess.

Usage examples:

Make the most of your surplus cash

noun

An amount that is more than is needed

Usage examples:

The world is now producing large food surpluses., the government is forecasting a budget surplus th…

adjective

Not needed.

Usage examples:

The disposal of unneeded assets

adjective

Not needed

Usage examples:

They urged motorists not to buy unneeded petrol during the shortage., it costs money to shut down g…

adjective

Not being, or never having been, used.

Usage examples:

Any unused equipment will be welcomed back

adjective

Not being used at present, or never having been used

Usage examples:

The stationary exercise bike sits unused in the basement.

adjective

Not or no longer desired.

Usage examples:

Affairs can lead to unwanted pregnancies

adjective

Not desired or needed

Usage examples:

Charities such as computers for schools are happy to take unwanted computers.

adjective

Not wanted

Usage examples:

Unwanted calls/emails/mail unwanted emails cost consumers and business nationwide an estimated $70 …