supervacaneousadj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/,

/ˌsjuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌsupərvəˈkeɪniəs/

Forms: 1500s– supervacaneous, 1600s superuacaneous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin supervacāneus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin supervacāneus additional to what is required, superfluous, redundant ( < super- super- prefix + vacāre to be empty or void (see vacant adj.) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare Portuguese supervacaneo (16th cent.), Italian supervacaneo (14th cent.). Compare supervacaneal adj.

Now rare.

Unnecessarily or pointlessly added over and above what is essential; superfluous, redundant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or superfluous > superfluous or unnecessary

wastec1380

voidc1440

superfluousc1450

supererogative1538

supererogatory1549

supervacaneala1575

supervacaneousa1575

supervacuous1577

supernumerary1617

excrescent1633

expletive1656

expletory1679

supererogant1737

ripieno1781

excrescentitious1833

excrescential1849

fifth-wheel1874

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 146 For the avoiding of supervacaneous tediousness we will cut off all such endless matters.

1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 41 It would be superuacaneous to commemorate vnto you the almost incredible extent of Land I trauersed.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 217 As much supervacaneous humour as they had lost, so much new strength they had acquired.

1726 Let. from Male Physician 54 The Consequences of the Ignorance of these great Truths being fatal, it would be supervacaneous, and altogether needless, to resume or repeat them.

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. 85 Conjectural argument is supervacaneous when the words of the oracle are clear.

1826 J. Bentham Postscript Indications Ld. Eldon 23 Desire is sufficient: accomplishment, or anything like an approach to it, supervacaneous!

1854 W. S. Landor in Examiner 2 Dec. 765/2 The form of a dove is all we want; the dove himself is supervacaneous.

1883 Fettesian Mar. 48 The richer colleges find they require ‘new buildings’, thus sinking and saving their supervacaneous cash.

1915 G. W. James Our Amer. Wonderlands iv. 49 It is an awful thing to find your efforts supervacaneous when you are so far away from home and friends, sympathy, and help.

1969 F. W. Cousins Sundials 114 The Dial is also a Moon dial. This construction is supervacaneous since the Moon's change of phase seldom allows it to give a clear shadow.

Derivatives

ˌsupervaˈcaneously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superfluously

tooa1300

superfluly1395

superfluously1557

supererogatorily1641

supervacaneously1657

supererogantly1896

1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ xii. 178 They might have..spared supervacaneously to shew us the difference.

1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World 466 Both which Expressions are not Supervacaneously Impertinent.

1879 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 13 16 That he attributes to the category of quantity, and not, laboriously and supervacaneously, like Schopenhauer, to the various causal relations of the eye in movement.

1918 Law Notes June 59/2 (heading) Supervacaneously speaking.

ˌsupervaˈcaneousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity

un-i-fohOE

surfeita1393

superfluitya1398

over-micklea1400

overmucha1400

nimiety1542

superfluous1552

redundance1572

overflowing1574

overflush1581

overflow1589

overmeasure1591

redundancy1601

a too-much1604

pleonasm1616

overfloat1619

overmuchnessa1637

supernumerariness1652

plusa1721

supervacaneousness1730

supersaturate1860

too-muchness1875

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Supervacaneousness.

1914 Fortn. Notes 15 Feb. 21/2 A supervacaneousness of the wildfire kind of piano playing was at times felt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supervacaneous
释义	supervacaneousadj. Brit. /ˌsuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/, /ˌsjuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/, U.S. /ˌsupərvəˈkeɪniəs/ Forms: 1500s– supervacaneous, 1600s superuacaneous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin supervacāneus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin supervacāneus additional to what is required, superfluous, redundant ( < super- super- prefix + vacāre to be empty or void (see vacant adj.) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare Portuguese supervacaneo (16th cent.), Italian supervacaneo (14th cent.). Compare supervacaneal adj. Now rare. Unnecessarily or pointlessly added over and above what is essential; superfluous, redundant. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or superfluous > superfluous or unnecessary wastec1380 voidc1440 superfluousc1450 supererogative1538 supererogatory1549 supervacaneala1575 supervacaneousa1575 supervacuous1577 supernumerary1617 excrescent1633 expletive1656 expletory1679 supererogant1737 ripieno1781 excrescentitious1833 excrescential1849 fifth-wheel1874 a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 146 For the avoiding of supervacaneous tediousness we will cut off all such endless matters. 1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 41 It would be superuacaneous to commemorate vnto you the almost incredible extent of Land I trauersed. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 217 As much supervacaneous humour as they had lost, so much new strength they had acquired. 1726 Let. from Male Physician 54 The Consequences of the Ignorance of these great Truths being fatal, it would be supervacaneous, and altogether needless, to resume or repeat them. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund II. 85 Conjectural argument is supervacaneous when the words of the oracle are clear. 1826 J. Bentham Postscript Indications Ld. Eldon 23 Desire is sufficient: accomplishment, or anything like an approach to it, supervacaneous! 1854 W. S. Landor in Examiner 2 Dec. 765/2 The form of a dove is all we want; the dove himself is supervacaneous. 1883 Fettesian Mar. 48 The richer colleges find they require ‘new buildings’, thus sinking and saving their supervacaneous cash. 1915 G. W. James Our Amer. Wonderlands iv. 49 It is an awful thing to find your efforts supervacaneous when you are so far away from home and friends, sympathy, and help. 1969 F. W. Cousins Sundials 114 The Dial is also a Moon dial. This construction is supervacaneous since the Moon's change of phase seldom allows it to give a clear shadow. Derivatives ˌsupervaˈcaneously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > superfluously tooa1300 superfluly1395 superfluously1557 supererogatorily1641 supervacaneously1657 supererogantly1896 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ xii. 178 They might have..spared supervacaneously to shew us the difference. 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World 466 Both which Expressions are not Supervacaneously Impertinent. 1879 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 13 16 That he attributes to the category of quantity, and not, laboriously and supervacaneously, like Schopenhauer, to the various causal relations of the eye in movement. 1918 Law Notes June 59/2 (heading) Supervacaneously speaking. ˌsupervaˈcaneousness n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity un-i-fohOE surfeita1393 superfluitya1398 over-micklea1400 overmucha1400 nimiety1542 superfluous1552 redundance1572 overflowing1574 overflush1581 overflow1589 overmeasure1591 redundancy1601 a too-much1604 pleonasm1616 overfloat1619 overmuchnessa1637 supernumerariness1652 plusa1721 supervacaneousness1730 supersaturate1860 too-muchness1875 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Supervacaneousness. 1914 Fortn. Notes 15 Feb. 21/2 A supervacaneousness of the wildfire kind of piano playing was at times felt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1575
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