Hyphenation of excess

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word excess? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ex-cess

Definitions of excess:

1.	A quantity much larger than is needed
2.	Immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
3.	The state of being more than full
4.	Excessive indulgence The child was spoiled by overindulgence
5.	More than is needed, desired, or required Trying to lose excess weight Found some extra change lying on the dresser Yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant Skills made redundant by technological advance Sleeping in the spare room Supernumerary ornamentation It was supererogatory of her to gloat Delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words Extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts Surplus cheese distributed to the needy

Synonyms of excess:

adj	extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unnecessary, unneeded
noun	surplus, surplusage, nimiety, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
noun	excessiveness, inordinateness, immoderation, immoderateness
noun	surfeit, overabundance, fullness
noun	overindulgence, indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.