overabundance (noun)

  • 11mastocytosis — noun A disorder caused by an overabundance of mastocytes in a persons body …

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  • 12verbiage — noun /ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪdʒ/ a) Overabundance of words use concise military verbiage Usage note: because of the pejorative connotation of the primary definition of verbiage it is preferred to use diction, phrasing, etc. to describe the manner in which… …

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  • 13embarrassment of riches — noun An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing. Roger was in the library, trying to choose, from an embarrassment of riches, the ten of his fathers books which he was to be permitted to take to the city …

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  • 14embarrassment — noun 1) he was scarlet with embarrassment Syn: mortification, humiliation, shame, shamefacedness, chagrin, awkwardness, self consciousness, sheepishness, discomfort, discomfiture, discomposure, agitation, distress; shyness, bashfulness 2) …

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  • 15copiousness — noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply an age of abundance • Syn: ↑abundance, ↑teemingness • Ant: ↑scarcity (for: ↑abundance) • …

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  • 16nimiety — noun a quantity much larger than is needed • Syn: ↑excess, ↑surplus, ↑surplusage • Hypernyms: ↑overabundance, ↑overmuch, ↑overmuchness, ↑superabundance …

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  • 17surplusage — noun a quantity much larger than is needed • Syn: ↑excess, ↑surplus, ↑nimiety • Hypernyms: ↑overabundance, ↑overmuch, ↑overmuchness, ↑superabundance …

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  • 18dump power — noun Etymology: dump (V) : surplus electric power that is in excess of existing local load requirements and that is made available because of overabundance of stored water in a hydroelectric plant …

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  • 19plethora — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. superabundance (see sufficiency). Ant., paucity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. surplus, overabundance, plenty; see excess 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [PLETH ur uh] an… …

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  • 20excess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. immoderation, intemperance, dissipation, indulgence; superabundance, superfluity, extravagance, exorbitance; redundance, remainder.See sufficiency. Ant., moderation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [More than… …

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