Engelsk tillægsord: excess | |||
1. | excess more than is needed, desired, or required | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | unnecessary, unneeded | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | necessary | ||
Engelsk navneord: excess | |||
1. | excess (om egenskab) a quantity much larger than is needed | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | nimiety, surplus, surplusage | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance | ||
2. | excess (om egenskab) immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | excessiveness, inordinateness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | immoderateness, immoderation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | embarrassment, exorbitance, extravagance, extravagancy, outrageousness, overplus, plethora, superfluity | ||
3. | excess (om tilstand) the state of being more than full | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | overabundance, surfeit | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fullness | ||
4. | excess (om handling) excessive indulgence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The child was spoiled by overindulgence. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | overindulgence | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | humoring, indulgence, indulging, pampering | ||