excess

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɛksɛs/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like access /ɛ/ vs /æ/

Freq #10194

Meanings

1

noun
An amount that is more than is needed or allowed.

He tried to lose the excess weight he had gained over winter.
2

adj
More than is needed or required; extra.

You may have to pay a fee for excess baggage at the airport.
3

noun
Behaviour that goes beyond reasonable limits, especially in eating or drinking.

After a week of excess on holiday, she went back to a healthy routine.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an amount that is more than... surplusoverage

2 adj · more than is needed or... extra

3 noun · behaviour that goes beyond... overindulgence excessiveness

More abundance acrasiaacrasycopiousness exuberance fecundity fertileness fertility fruitfulness fulth glut

Opposites

deficiency lack

Word family

Forms excesses

Derived forms sexcess

Related forms abundantbonanzacornucopia exceed excessive extravagance inundation slew

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.

exces Middle English excessus Latin

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General Vocabulary

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# excess

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛksɛs/
**Frequency rank:** 10194

## Meanings
1. An amount that is more than is needed or allowed.
2. More than is needed or required; extra.
3. Behaviour that goes beyond reasonable limits, especially in eating or drinking.

## Examples
- He tried to lose the excess weight he had gained over winter.
- You may have to pay a fee for excess baggage at the airport.
- After a week of excess on holiday, she went back to a healthy routine.

## Synonyms
- abundance
- acrasia
- acrasy
- copiousness
- excessiveness
- exuberance
- fecundity
- fertileness
- fertility
- fruitfulness
- fulth
- glut

## Antonyms
- deficiency
- lack

## Derived Forms
- sexcess

## Related Forms
- abundant
- bonanza
- cornucopia
- exceed
- excessive
- extravagance
- inundation
- slew

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exces
- Root: excessus

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Excess comes 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. In current use, the main senses are “An amount that is more than is needed or allowed” and “More than is needed or required; extra”.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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