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Meanings of excessiveness in English

Portuguese
demasia
Catalan
excés
Spanish
exceso

Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits.

demasia
Synonyms
Examples for "excess"
Examples for "excess"
1
Indeed, authorities are using banks' excess capital to help cushion the shock.
Reuters
2
VW said excess diesel emissions impact up to 11 million vehicles worldwide.
Reuters
3
Remove excess clutter throughout the house, ensuring all shelving areas are clear.
The Irish Times
4
Demand is expected to remain strong as excess capital seeks high-quality paper.
Reuters
5
English Premiership strugglers Sunderland announced debts in excess of £25 million today.
The Irish Times
1
For the inordinateness of anger may be considered in relation to two things.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
2
Therefore inordinateness in man was through the desire of knowledge, which pertains to curiosity.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
3
Nevertheless such inducement may be affected by a threefold inordinateness.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
4
But, in venial sin, there is an inordinateness of the act and of the affections.
Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
5
Hence the first movement of gluttony denotes inordinateness in the sensitive appetite, and this is not without sin.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
Usage of excessiveness in English
1
His acts of piety and charity became grotesque in their excessiveness.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)
2
There are certain enormities in this man-of-war world that often secure impunity by their very excessiveness.
White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
3
Something about the excessiveness of the bedroom bespoke a soul who loved beauty but who was also out of control.
The Beast Within
4
She reveled almost sensuously in the excessiveness of the contrast, quite unconcerned that her white gown was several years out of date.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
5
She is eminently devoid of excessiveness either in pose or in treatment, with the result that your eye is refreshingly cooled with the delicate process.
Adventures in the Arts / Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudevil...
Frequent collocations
Translations for excessiveness
Catalan
excés
Spanish
exceso
Excessiveness through the time