Found 4 items, similar to Excess.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: excess
kelebihan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: excess
ekses, kelebihan, keterlanjuran, kewalahan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: excess
excess
n 1: a quantity much larger than is needed [syn:
surplus,
surplusage,
nimiety]
2: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or
permitted limits [syn:
excessiveness,
inordinateness]
3: the state of being more than full [syn:
surfeit,
overabundance]
4: excessive indulgence;
“the child was spoiled by
overindulgence” [syn:
overindulgence]
excess
adj : 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” [syn:
extra,
redundant,
spare,
supererogatory,
superfluous,
supernumerary,
surplus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Excess
Excess
\Ex*cess"\, n. [OE. exces, excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a
going out, loss of self-possession, fr. excedere, excessum,
to go out, go beyond: cf. F. exc[`e]s. See
Exceed.]
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.
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To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,
To throw a perfume on the violet, . . .
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. --Shak.
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That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess
of joy. --Walsh.
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2. An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of
proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance;
dissipation.
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Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess. --Eph. v.
18.
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Thy desire . . . leads to no excess
That reaches blame. --Milton.
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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.
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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.
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