EXCESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does excess mean? 

• EXCESS (noun)
  The noun EXCESS has 4 senses:

1. a quantity much larger than is needed

2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

3. the state of being more than full

4. excessive indulgence

  Familiarity information: EXCESS used as a noun is uncommon.

• EXCESS (adjective)
  The adjective EXCESS has 1 sense:

1. more than is needed, desired, or required

  Familiarity information: EXCESS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXCESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quantity much larger than is needed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

excess; nimiety; surplus; surplusage

Hypernyms ("excess" is a kind of...):

overabundance; overmuch; overmuchness; superabundance (a quantity that is more than what is appropriate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

excess; excessiveness; inordinateness

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:

The state of being more than full

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

excess; overabundance; surfeit

Hypernyms ("excess" is a kind of...):

fullness (the condition of being filled to capacity)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Excessive indulgence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

excess; overindulgence

Context example:

the child was spoiled by overindulgence

Hypernyms ("excess" is a kind of...):

humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)

• EXCESS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

More than is needed, desired, or required

Synonyms:

excess; extra; redundant; spare; supererogatory; superfluous; supernumerary; surplus

Context example:

surplus cheese distributed to the needy

Similar:

unnecessary; unneeded (not necessary)

 Context examples 

This fused gene causes increased expression of the CYP19A1 gene and is associated with aromatase excess syndrome.

(CGNL1/CYP19A1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding indicating a deficiency or excess in digestion occuring at the cellular level.

(Cellular Digestion Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding indicating a deficiency or excess in metabloism of carbohydrates.

(Carbohydrate Metabolism Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)

Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk of some diseases including heart disease and some cancers.

(BMI, NCI Dictionary)

Excess carbohydrates also increase the transcription of genes that convert carbohydrates to triglycerides in the liver for storage in adipose tissue. cAMP regulates ChREBP activity by activating PKA, which phosphorylates ChREBP.

(ChREBP Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Their main job is to filter wastes and excess water out of your blood to make urine.

(Chronic Kidney Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Melanocytes are present in excess at a given tissue site.

(Melanocytic Proliferative Disorders of Mouse, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A constellation of signs and symptoms caused by an excess of glucocorticoids.

(Cushingoid, NCI Thesaurus)

Melanocytes are present in excess at the dermal/epidermal junction and within the dermis.

(Compound Melanocytic Hyperplasia of Mouse, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

Natural or synthetic compounds usually administered orally, Antiflatulent Agents relieve or prevent flatulence, excess gas in the stomach and intestines, by adsorbing the gas, stimulating intestinal elimination of gas, or preventing gas formation.

(Antiflatulent Agent, NCI Thesaurus)