Liigsus
Liigsus is an Estonian noun that denotes the state or quality of being excessive, excessive quantity, or surplus. The word is formed from liiga, meaning “too much” or “excess,” with the nominal suffix -sus to mark a state or condition. In usage, liigsus can refer to surplus in economic terms, such as inventory liigsus or production liigsus, but it is also used more broadly to describe unnecessary or superfluous elements in any domain, including rhetoric, design, or policy.
In everyday language, liigsus is often invoked to describe overabundance or waste, for example when discussing
Translations into English commonly render liigsus as “excess,” “surplus,” or “superfluity.” The concept is closely related