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noun
The quality of being inordinate; unreasonable excess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: excess, excessiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immoderation, immoderateness
Narrower terms: extravagance, extravagancy, exorbitance, outrageousness, overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment
History
From inordinate + -ness.
