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excess

noun
/ˈɛksɛs/

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.

  1. derived from excessus
  2. derived from exces
  3. inherited from exces

Definitions

  1. The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit

    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.
    • To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, […] Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.
    • That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy.

  2. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another

    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.

  3. An act of eating or drinking more than enough.

    • And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.
    • Fair Angel, thy desire . . . . . . leads to no excess That reaches blame
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle…

      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.

    2. A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

    3. More than is normal, necessary or specified.

    4. To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given…

      To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.

      • In 2006, I was excessed because my program had to make a few cuts and a new, inexperienced supervisor decided that he couldn’t handle a knowledgeable older teacher so he removed me.

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Derived

in excess of, sexcess, spherical excess, to excess

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at excess. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at excess. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at excess

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA