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EXCESS
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive indulgence
Example:
the child was spoiled by overindulgence
Synonyms:
excess; overindulgence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("excess" is a kind of...):
humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
Synonyms:
excess; excessiveness; inordinateness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("excess" is a kind of...):
immoderateness; immoderation (the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "excess"):
extravagance; extravagancy (the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth)
exorbitance; outrageousness (excessive excess)
embarrassment; overplus; plethora; superfluity (extreme excess)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A quantity much larger than is needed
Synonyms:
excess; nimiety; surplus; surplusage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("excess" is a kind of...):
overabundance; overmuch; overmuchness; superabundance (a quantity that is more than what is appropriate)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The state of being more than full
Synonyms:
excess; overabundance; surfeit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("excess" is a kind of...):
fullness (the condition of being filled to capacity)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
More than is needed, desired, or required
Example:
surplus cheese distributed to the needy
Synonyms:
excess; extra; redundant; spare; supererogatory; superfluous; supernumerary; surplus
Classified under:
Similar:
unnecessary; unneeded (not necessary)
Context examples:
Aminobenzoic acid may also increase oxygen uptake at the tissue level and may enhance monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity to promote the degradation of serotonin, which in excess, may lead to fibrotic changes.
(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Adults have mostly white fat, in which excess calories are stored as chemicals called fatty acids.
(Nanoparticles target, transform fat tissue, NIH)
Such eating habits are associated with excess weight and obesity.
(Researchers reveal potential of bread that suppresses appetite, University of Granada)
The highest percentage of cardiometabolic disease-related death (9.5%) was related to excess consumption of sodium.
(How dietary factors influence disease risk, NIH)
Excess levels of either calcium or alpha-synuclein may be what starts the chain reaction that leads to the death of brain cells.
(Calcium May Play A Role in Development of Parkinson's Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Excess emissions from defeat devices have been linked to about 50 to 100 US deaths per year.
(Diesel Pollutes More Than Lab Tests Detect, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Astrocytes are thought to be responsible for disposing of excess neurochemicals at synapses, the connections between neurons.
(Research on repetitive worm behavior has implications for understanding human diseases, National Science Foundation)
An artifact resulting from excess signal at the injection site.
(Activity at Injection Site, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgical removal of excess skin and adipose tissue from the abdomen.
(Abdominal Panniculectomy, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding indicating that an excess amount of metanephrine is secreted by a tumor.
(Metanephrine-Secreting, NCI Thesaurus)
