Ex·cess', n.
n. [Lat. excessus, from excedere, excessum; Fr. excès, Pr. excès, Sp. exceso, Pg. excesso, It. eccesso. See EXCEED.]
Sense 1. The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond necessity or duty; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; as, an excess of provisions or of light.
That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess of joy. Walsh.
Sense 2. An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
Thy desire leads to no excess That reaches blame. Milton.
Sense 3. That which exceeds or surpasses what is usual or proper, or transgresses due proportion or suitable limits; as, the excess of bile in the system.
Sense 4. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.