Excess vs Superfluous - What's the difference?
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The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light.
* , King John , act 4, scene 2:
* , "Jealosy", in The Poetical Works of William Walsh (1797),
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
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* 1667 , , Paradise Lost , Book III:
(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
(British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
In excess of what is required or sufficient.
As adjectives the difference between excess and superfluous
is that excess is more than is normal, necessary or specified while superfluous is in excess of what is required or sufficient.As a noun excess
is the state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light.excess
English
Noun
(es) (Spherical excess)- To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,
- To throw a perfume on the violet, . . .
- Is wasteful and ridiculous excess .
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- That kills me with excess' of grief, this with ' excess of joy.
- The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
- And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess .
- Fair Angel, thy desire . . .
- . . . leads to no excess
- That reaches blame
Synonyms
* (qualifier) (l)Antonyms
* deficiencyAdjective
(-)Derived terms
* excess baggageSee also
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* * (Webster 1913)superfluous
English
Adjective
(-)- With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous .