1. A quantity much larger than is needed
   "The excess of office supplies cluttered the storage room";
   - surplus, surplusage, nimiety [archaic]
    
2. Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
   "The excess of his spending habits quickly depleted his savings";
   - excessiveness, inordinateness
    
3. The state of being more than full
   "The excess of information made it difficult to focus";
   - surfeit, overabundance
    
4. Excessive indulgence
   "the child was spoiled by excess";
   - overindulgence
    
5. Insurance deductible amount paid by policyholder
   "The policy has a £500 excess"

1. More than is needed, desired, or required
   "trying to lose excess weight";
   - extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

Derived forms: excesses

See also: unnecessary, unneeded

Type of: fullness, fulness, immoderateness, immoderation, indulgence, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance

Encyclopedia: Excess