Overmuch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quantity that is more than what is appropriate

very great in quantity; overabundant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚmˈʌtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəmˈʌtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəmˈʌtʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚmˈʌtʃ/.

Examples

four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy
we received an inundation of email
showed overmuch affection

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overabundance overmuchness superabundance too much

Parts of Speech

noun	a quantity that is more than what is appropriate “four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy”
adjective	very great in quantity; overabundant “showed overmuch affection”
adverb	more than necessary “she eats too much”

Word Forms

overabundant	adjective	excessively abundant
overmuch	adjective	very great in quantity; overabundant
superabundant	adjective	most excessively abundant
overmuchness	noun	a quantity that is more than what is appropriate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zu viel

eine Menge, die über das Angemessene hinausgeht

🇫🇷French

trop

une quantité supérieure à ce qui est approprié

🇪🇸Spanish

demasiado

una cantidad que es más de lo apropiado

🇮🇹Italian

troppo

una quantità che è superiore a quella appropriata

🇳🇱Dutch

overdreven

een hoeveelheid die groter is dan passend is

🇵🇹Portuguese

demais

uma quantidade que é maior do que o apropriado

🇷🇺Russian

слишком много

количество, превышающее необходимое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रचुरता से

वह मात्रा जो उचित से अधिक हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অত্যধিক

একটি পরিমাণ যা উপযুক্ত তার চেয়ে বেশি

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகமாக

பொருத்தமானதை விட அதிகமான அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిగా

సముచితమైన దాని కంటే ఎక్కువ పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

जास्त

एक प्रमाण जे योग्य आहे त्यापेक्षा जास्त आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિશય

એક જથ્થો જે યોગ્ય છે તેના કરતા વધુ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ

ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದದ್ದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതമായി

ഉചിതമായതിനേക്കാൾ കൂടുതലുള്ള ഒരു അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜੋ ਉਚਿਤ ਹੈ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضرورت سے زیادہ

ایک مقدار جو مناسب سے زیادہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过多

超过适当的数量

🇯🇵Japanese

多すぎる

適切な量を超えた量

🇰🇷Korean

과다

적당량보다 많은 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá nhiều

một số lượng nhiều hơn mức thích hợp

🇹🇭Thai

มากเกินไป

ปริมาณที่มากกว่าความเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlalu

kuantitas yang lebih dari yang seharusnya

🇵🇭Filipino

sobra

isang dami na higit sa kung ano ang nararapat

🇲🇾Malay

berlebihan

kuantiti yang lebih daripada yang sepatutnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بإفراط

الكمية التي تزيد عن ما هو مناسب

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد

مقداری که بیشتر از مقدار مناسب است

🇹🇷Turkish

çok fazla

uygun olandan daha fazla bir miktar

🇮🇱Hebrew

יתר על המידה

כמות שהיא יותר ממה שראוי

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