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Vinony

excess

noun

  1. something that is not required or more than sufficient
  2. lack of moderation
L10137 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. lack of moderation
L336572 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɛs/ / /ɪkˈsɛs/ / /ɛkˈsɛs/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.

  1. More than is normal, necessary or specified.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.

  1. The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.

    “The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country.”

    “To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, […] Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.”

  2. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.

    “The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.”

  3. An act of eating or drinking more than enough.

    “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.”

    “Fair Angel, thy desire . . . . . . leads to no excess That reaches blame”

  4. Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
  5. A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.

  1. To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.

    “In 2006, I was excessed because my program had to make a few cuts and a new, inexperienced supervisor decided that he couldn’t handle a knowledgeable older teacher so he removed me.”