excess
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
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.”
An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
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.
Adjective 1 meaning
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
Verb 1 meaning
To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
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.
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EXCESS at a glance
EXCESS has 6 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + C 3 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,945 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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