excess vs surfeit

excess

noun
  • An act of eating or drinking more than enough. 

  • 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. 

  • The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder. 

  • The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. 

  • A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim. 

adj
  • More than is normal, necessary or specified. 

verb
  • To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work. 

surfeit

noun
  • Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating. 

  • Disgust caused by excess; satiety. 

  • A group of skunks. 

  • A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence. 

  • An excessive amount of something. 

verb
  • To fill (something) to excess. 

  • To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance. 

  • To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively). 

  • To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something). 

  • To indulge (in something) to excess. 

  • To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something). 

  • To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively). 

  • To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption. 

How often have the words excess and surfeit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )