noun
Meaning 1
The property of being excessive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: excess
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
excessiveness
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noun
Meaning 2
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: excess, inordinateness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immoderation, immoderateness
Narrower terms: extravagance, extravagancy, exorbitance, outrageousness, overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English excessive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English excessiveness From excessive + -ness.
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Translations
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- German: Übermäßigkeit — property of being excessive