Results for excess

Definitions of excess:

part of speech: noun

A passing or going beyond a certain measure or limit; more than enough; intemperance; difference between things unequal.

part of speech: noun

An undue amount; the amount by which one thing is more than another; surplus; intemperance.

Usage examples for excess:

• They are overwhelmed by excess of suffering. "The Forerunners", Romain Rolland

• A just balance of the mental powers is a great deal more likely to be useful than any single talent, even were it the power of observation; in excess "The Complete PG Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.", Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (The Physician and Poet not the Jurist)