Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French exces, from Late Latin excessus, from Latin, departure, projection, from excedere to exceed
EXCESS definition: the fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree. See examples of excess used in a sentence.
EXCESS definition: 1. an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable: 2. actions far past the limit…. Learn more.
Define excess. excess synonyms, excess pronunciation, excess translation, English dictionary definition of excess. an extreme amount or degree: an excess of food and drink; superabundance; immoderate indulgence: A hundred pairs of shoes is an excess. Not to be confused...
excess in American English (ɛkˈsɛs , ɪkˈsɛs ; also, esp. for adj., ˈɛkˌsɛs ) noun Origin: ME & OFr exces < L excessus < pp. of excedere: see exceed
Definition of excess noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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”).
ek-ses′, n. a going beyond what is usual or proper: intemperance: that which exceeds: the degree by which one thing exceeds another.— adj. Exces′sive, beyond what is right and proper: immoderate: violent.— adv. Exces′sively.—
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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”).