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excess
English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?s?s/, /?k?s?s/, /?k.?s?s/, /??ks?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Noun
excess (countable and uncountable, plural excesses)
- 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.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, King John, act 4, scene 2:
- To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,
- To throw a perfume on the violet, . . .
- Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
- c. 1690, William Walsh, "Jealosy", in The Poetical Works of William Walsh (1797), page 19 (Google preview):
- That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, King John, act 4, scene 2:
- The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
- An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
- :
- And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book III:
- Fair Angel, thy desire . . .
- . . . leads to no excess
- That reaches blame
- :
- (geometry) 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.
- (Britain, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
Synonyms
- (state of surpassing limits): See Thesaurus:excess
- (US, insurance): deductible
Antonyms
- deficiency
Derived terms
- in excess of
- spherical excess
- to excess
Related terms
- exceed
- excessive
Translations
Adjective
excess (not comparable)
- More than is normal, necessary or specified.
Derived terms
- excess baggage
- excess kurtosis
- excess return
- nonexcess
- refractory anaemia with excess blasts
Verb
excess (third-person singular simple present excesses, present participle excessing, simple past and past participle excessed)
- (US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
See also
- usury
Further reading
- excess in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- excess in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Translations
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waterlogged
English
Adjective
waterlogged (comparative more waterlogged, superlative most waterlogged)
- soaked with water
- (nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard
Synonyms
- (soaked with water): drenched, saturated, sodden; see also Thesaurus:wet
Related terms
- waterlog
Translations
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