excess (
http://definr.com/excess)
adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose
excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the
dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be
thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by
technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room";
"supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory
of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary)
words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary
internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the
needy" [syn:
extra,
redundant,
spare,
supererogatory,
superfluous,
supernumerary,
surplus]
n 1: a quantity much larger than is needed [syn:
surplus,
surplusage]
2: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or
permitted limits [syn:
excessiveness,
inordinateness]
3: the state of being more than full [syn:
surfeit,
overabundance]
4: excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by
overindulgence" [syn:
overindulgence]