Excess

n.	1.	The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light. To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, . . . Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. - Shak. That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy. - Walsh.
	2.	An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation. Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess. - Eph. v. 18. Thy desire . . . leads to no excess That reaches blame. - Milton.
	3.	The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other. Spherical excess (Geom.) 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.

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

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