adj
Meaning 1
Amusing; entertaining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
Examples
- Oh, my dear, you really are too much.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
too much
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
/tu ˈmʌtʃ/
-
UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
adv
Meaning 2
To a greater extent than is wanted or required; excessively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- You talk (much/far/rather) too much.
- I was too much affected by their criticisms.
- You've given me back one dollar too much.
- Nothing too much out of the ordinary.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
To a sufficiently strong degree to prevent some other action from happening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- I'm not leaving now ... I'm enjoying myself too much!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
det
Meaning 4
More (of something) than is desirable or required.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You ate too much cake at the party, and that's why you feel sick.
- There's far too much attention being paid to it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
det
Meaning 5
Much; even a moderate amount.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They call it a beach, but there isn't too much sand there.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
intj
Meaning 6
An expression of satisfaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Too much, man! That was great!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A quantity which is excessive to the point of being inappropriate, harmful, or overwhelming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- You expect too much from your employees.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
Something that is absurdly funny or inappropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- You really are too much!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 9
more than necessary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she eats too much
- let's not blame them overmuch
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overmuch
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Abkhaz: амцхә (amcxw) — excessively
- Asturian: demasiao — excessively
- Avar: цӏакъго (cʼaqxʼgo) — excessively
- Belarusian: занадта (zanadta) — excessively
- Belarusian: задужа (zaduža) — excessively
- Belarusian: залішне (zališnje) — excessively
- Catalan: massa — excessively
- Chickasaw: salami — excessively
- Czech: příliš — excessively
- Danish: for meget — excessively
- Dutch: te veel — excessively
- Esperanto: tro — excessively
- Esperanto: troe — excessively
- Faroese: ov nógv — excessively
- Finnish: liikaa — excessively
- French: trop — excessively
- Georgian: ნამეტანი (nameṭani) — excessively
- German: zu viel — excessively
- Ancient Greek: ἄγαν (ágan) — excessively
- Hungarian: túlságosan — excessively
- Hungarian: túlzottan — excessively
- Hungarian: túl sok — excessively
- Indonesian: terlalu banyak — excessively
- Indonesian: terlalu — excessively
- Ingrian: liijen — excessively
- Ingrian: liikaa — excessively
- Interlingua: troppo — excessively
- Irish: an iomarca — excessively
- Irish: barraíocht — excessively
- Italian: troppo — excessively
- Japanese: 多すぎる (ō-sugiru) — excessively
- Khmer: ច្រើនពេក (craən-peik) — excessively
- Latin: nimis — excessively
- Latin: nimium — excessively
- Lombard: tròp — excessively
- Louisiana Creole: tro — excessively
- Malay: terlalu banyak — excessively
- Mongolian: дэндүү их (dendüü ix) — excessively
- Norwegian: for mye — excessively
- Ossetian: ӕгӕр бирӕ (ægær biræ) — excessively
- Polish: za dużo — excessively
- Portuguese: demais — excessively
- Russian: сли́шком мно́го (slíškom mnógo) — excessively
- Russian: сли́шком (slíškom) — excessively
- Sanskrit: अतीव (atīva) — excessively
- Scottish Gaelic: cus — excessively
- Slovak: príliš — excessively
- Spanish: demasiado — excessively
- Spanish: en demasía — excessively
- Spanish: demasiadamente — excessively
- Spanish: más de la cuenta — excessively
- Swedish: för mycket — excessively
- Tagalog: sobra — excessively
- Tagalog: masyado — excessively
- Tamil: அதிகம் (atikam) — excessively
- Thai: เกินไป (gəən-bpai) — excessively
- Thai: มากไป (mâak-bpai) — excessively
- Tok Pisin: tumas — excessively
- Tuvan: эмин эртир (emin ertir) — excessively
- Ukrainian: забагато (zabahato) — excessively
- Vietnamese: nhiều quá — excessively
- Welsh: gormod — excessively
- Finnish: riittää — an expression of satisfaction
- Icelandic: vá! — an expression of satisfaction