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overmuchness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable

Examples

  • 1641, Ben Jonson, Timber There are words that do as much raise a style as others can depress it . Superlation and overmuchness amplifies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excessiveness

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a quantity that is more than what is appropriate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy
  • we received an inundation of email

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overabundance, overmuch, superabundance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: abundance, copiousness, teemingness

Narrower terms: excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety, glut, oversupply, surfeit, bellyful

History

Etymology

From overmuch + -ness.