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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | excès, from Late Latin excessus, from Latin excedere; EXCEED |
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ex‧cess1
1 [singular, uncountable] a larger amount of something than is allowed or needed : 
After you apply the oil, wait 20 minutes before wiping off any excess.
After you apply the oil, wait 20 minutes before wiping off any excess.2 more than a particular amount : The car reached speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.
in excess of something
The car reached speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.3 to do something too much or too often, so that it may harm you : Drinking is OK as long as you don't do it to excess.
do something to excess
Drinking is OK as long as you don't do it to excess.5 [uncountable] behaviour which is not acceptable because it is too extreme : a long sermon against the dangers of excess
a long sermon against the dangers of excess
