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excess
Overview of noun excess
The noun excess has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety -- (a quantity much larger than is needed)
2. (2) excess, excessiveness, inordinateness -- (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)
3. surfeit, excess, overabundance -- (the state of being more than full)
4. overindulgence, excess -- (excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence")
Overview of adj excess
The adj excess has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) 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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun excess
4 senses of excess
Sense 1
excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety
=> overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
=> abundance, copiousness, teemingness
=> quantity
=> amount
=> magnitude
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
=> immoderation, immoderateness
=> degree, grade, level
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
surfeit, excess, overabundance
=> fullness
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
overindulgence, excess
=> indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
=> gratification
=> satisfaction
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun excess
1 of 4 senses of excess
Sense 2
excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
=> extravagance, extravagancy
=> exorbitance, outrageousness
=> overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun excess
4 senses of excess
Sense 1
excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety
=> overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
Sense 2
excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
=> immoderation, immoderateness
Sense 3
surfeit, excess, overabundance
=> fullness
Sense 4
overindulgence, excess
=> indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
Antonyms of noun excess
Member Holonyms of noun excess
Substance Holonyms of noun excess
Part Holonyms of noun excess
Member Meronyms of noun excess
Substance Meronyms of noun excess
Part Meronyms of noun excess
Meronyms of noun excess
Holonyms of noun excess
Attributes of noun excess
Derived Forms of noun excess
Domain of noun excess
Domain Terms of noun excess
Familiarity of noun excess
excess used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun excess
4 senses of excess
Sense 1
excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety
> overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
=> excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety
=> glut, oversupply, surfeit
=> bellyful
Sense 2
excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
> immoderation, immoderateness
=> excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
Sense 3
surfeit, excess, overabundance
> fullness
=> repletion, satiety, satiation
=> surfeit, excess, overabundance
=> solidity
=> infestation
Sense 4
overindulgence, excess
> indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
=> intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence
=> overindulgence, excess
=> orgy, binge, splurge
Meronyms of noun excess
4 senses of excess
Holonyms of noun excess
Grep of noun excess
excess
excessiveness
Antonyms of adj excess
1 sense of excess
Sense 1
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary
Similarity of adj excess
1 sense of excess
Sense 1
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
=> unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded
Pertainyms of adj excess
Attributes of adj excess
Domain of adj excess
Domain Terms of adj excess
Familiarity of adj excess
excess used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj excess
excess
excessive
Grep of adv excess
excessively
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