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Superfluity - Meaning, Definition & English Examples

Superfluity means an excessive or unnecessary amount of something, often more than what is needed or useful. It implies wastefulness or redundancy in quantity or quality.

superfluity

/suːˈpɝːfluəti/ /suːˈpɜːflʊɪti/

Definition:

An unnecessary or excessive amount of something beyond what is needed.

Synonyms:

excess, surplus, redundancy, overabundance

Part of Speech:

noun

Antonyms:

necessity, scarcity, deficiency

Common Collocations:

sheer superfluity, avoid superfluity, eliminate superfluity, apparent superfluity

Derivatives:

superfluous, superfluously, superfluousness

Usage Tips:

Use "superfluity" to describe something excessive or unnecessary in a formal or literary context.

Common Phrases:

cut the superfluity, a superfluity of riches, nature's superfluity

Etymology:

From Latin "superfluitas," meaning "overflow," from "super-" (over) + "fluere" (to flow).

Examples:

  • 1. The party decorations were a superfluity—simple would have sufficed.
  • 2. His speech was full of superfluities that bored the audience.
  • 3. She donated the superfluity of clothes to charity.
  • 4. A garden can suffer from a superfluity of weeds if neglected.

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