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Völlerei — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • excess noun An amount beyond what is normal, necessary, or allowed.
  • gluttony noun The habit or vice of eating and drinking to excess.
  • overindulgence noun An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.

Senses

Völlerei is used for these senses in English:

  • excess (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
  • gluttony The vice of eating to excess.
  • overindulgence An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.

excess — full definition

  1. noun An amount beyond what is normal, necessary, or allowed.
  2. noun Overindulgence, especially in eating or drinking.
  3. adjective More than what is normal or allowed.

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