overfullnessn.
/ˌəʊvəˈfʊlnəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfʊlnəs/ The state or condition of being overfull; excessive fullness.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [noun] > state of being overfed, gorged, or sated
overfilleOE
fullnessc1350
full-feedinga1382
repletionc1405
fulsomeness?a1425
saturitya1500
satiety1528
glut1594
overfullness1617
the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > superabundance
flood1340
overabundancea1382
abundancec1384
excessa1387
superfluitya1387
surcarka1400
superabundance?a1475
superfluencea1477
abundancy?1526
superfluousnessa1540
pleurisya1550
inundation1589
exsuperance1603
plethory1606
overplus1609
exuberancy1611
redoundancy1623
superabundancy1628
exsuperancy1638
exuberance1638
floodings1674
plethora1700
embarrassment1815
profligacy1834
overfullness1884
1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 239 Repletion or ouer-fulnesse, as well as too much fasting is to be auoided.
1693 W. Penn Some Fruits of Solitude §271. 79 This comes of an over-fulness of our selves; and shews we are more concern'd for praise than for the Success of what we think a good Thing.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. v. 75 It is generally the conscious over-fulness of conceit, that makes the hypocrite most upon his guard to conceal it.
1826 Lancet 4 Feb. 631/1 This..will commonly be..the result of over-fulness of vessels.
1856 Househ. Words 2 Aug. 59/2 An overfulness of news.
1884 M. D. Conway in Manch. Examiner 2 July 5/4 His great heart burst with its overfullness of emotion and energy.
1943 Sci. Monthly Sept. 226/1 A feeling of overfullness in the epigastric regions.
1997 N.Y. Times 19 Oct. ii. 39 This creates a tremendous tension between the visual unity and the overfullness of his compositions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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