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    Excess

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a quantity much larger than is needed 2 | noun | immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits 3 | noun | the state of being more than full 4 | noun | excessive indulgence 5 | adjective | more than is needed, desired, or required (5 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    'eks, es (IPA: ˈɛksˌɛs)

    Hyphenation

    ex-cess (6 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1382 (Late Middle ages) (644 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    excesses

    Synonyms

    nimiety | surplus | surplusage | excessiveness | inordinateness | overabundance | surfeit | overindulgence | extra | redundant | spare | supererogatory | superfluous | supernumerary (total: 14)

    Narrower terms

    embarrassment | exorbitance | extravagance | extravagancy | outrageousness | overplus | plethora | superfluity (total: 8)

    Broader terms

    overabundance | overmuch | overmuchness | superabundance | immoderateness | immoderation | fullness | humoring | indulgence | indulging | pampering (total: 11)

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    excels

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 超額量 (noun) Hindi: | अति (noun) Arabic: | زِيادَة (noun) Spanish: | exceso (general) | exceso (quantity) | exceso (overabundance) | sobreabundancia (overabundance) | demasía (overabundance) French: | excès (general) | excès (quantity) | excès (overabundance) | surabondance (overabundance) | profusion (overabundance)

    Other notable uses

    Excess Baggage

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    Crossword puzzle clues

    Immoderation | Leftover | Overage | Overindulgence (total: 4) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    15 (International English) | 15 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?39-2377