Excess - Definition

adj 1: 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" [syn: excess, extra, redundant, spare,
supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary,
surplus]
n 1: a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: excess,
surplus, surplusage, nimiety]
2: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or
permitted limits [syn: excess, excessiveness,
inordinateness]
3: the state of being more than full [syn: surfeit, excess,
overabundance]
4: excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by
overindulgence" [syn: overindulgence, excess]