exorbitance

  • 31superabundance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. surplus, exorbitance, overflow; see excess 1 , remainder . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. overabundance, surplus, excess, glut, plethora, flood, overflow, more than enough, surfeit, oversupply. ANT.: shortage, dearth,… …

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  • 32Redundance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Redundance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 redundance redundance Sgm: N 1 too much too much too many Sgm: N 1 superabundance superabundance superfluity superfluence| saturation Sgm: N 1 nimiety nimiety …

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  • 33Dearness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dearness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dearness dearness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 high price high price famine price fancy price Sgm: N 1 overcharge overcharge Sgm: N 1 extravagance extravagance Sgm: N …

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  • 34excess — [n1] overabundance of something balance, by product, enough, exorbitance, exuberance, fat, fulsomeness, glut, inundation, lavishness, leavings, leftover, luxuriance, nimiety, overdose, overflow, overkill, overload, overmuch, overrun, oversupply,… …

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  • 35outrageousness — noun 1. the quality of being outrageous • Syn: ↑enormity • Derivationally related forms: ↑outrageous • Hypernyms: ↑indecency 2. excessive excess • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 36exorbitancy — ənsē, ən , si noun ( es) Etymology: from exorbitance, after such pairs as English elegance: elegancy archaic : exorbitance …

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  • 37ex|or|bi|tan|cy — «ehg ZR buh tuhn see», noun, plural cies. = exorbitance. (Cf. ↑exorbitance) …

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  • 38Countersway — Coun ter*sway ( sw[=a] ), n. A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild exorbitance. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39Dear — (d[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Dearer} (d[=e]r [ e]r); superl. {Dearest} (d[=e]r [e^]st).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. de[ o]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d[=y]rr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. {Darling}, {Dearth}.] 1. Bearing a… …

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  • 40Dearer — Dear Dear (d[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Dearer} (d[=e]r [ e]r); superl. {Dearest} (d[=e]r [e^]st).] [OE. dere, deore, AS. de[ o]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer, teuer, Icel. d[=y]rr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. {Darling}, {Dearth}.] 1.… …

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