superfluentadj.

Brit.

/suːˈpəːflʊənt/,

/sjuːˈpəːflʊənt/,

/sᵿˈpəːflʊənt/,

/sjᵿˈpəːflʊənt/, U.S.

/suˈpərfləwənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin superfluent- , superfluēns , superfluere , super- prefix, fluent adj.

Etymology: < classical Latin superfluent-, superfluēns, present participle of superfluere (see superflue adj.). Compare earlier superflue adj., and compare also superfluous adj. In sense 3 perhaps independently < super- prefix + fluent adj.

Somewhat rare.

a. Superfluous; exceeding requirements; unnecessary.

ΘΚΠ

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

superfluent?1440

superfluous?a1450

superstitiousc1450

superfluec1475

redundant?1577

pleonastical1653

exuberant1667

pleonasmical1693

enormous1704

pluperfect1802

pleonastic1835

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ii. l. 294 In Nouember kitte of the bowes drie, Superfluent [L. superflua] & thicke.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. l. 523 (MED) In the semynary sholde The plauntes now be mylged euerychon, And braunches now superfluent of goon.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. xxiii. 124 I cut off as much of the Skin as was superfluent, and brought the rest together.

1804 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Mag. (1882) 131 124 The present German philosophers, who are sinking back rapidly into miscellany, and superfluent, and arbitrary.

1884 Federal Reporter 20 632 If so, then the inhibition against the state action is superfluent.

1984 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 19 1660/3 This is also a wholly superfluent practice which makes the budget document unnecessarily complex.

b. Abundant, copious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective]

goodeOE

broadOE

fullOE

large?c1225

rifec1225

fulsomea1325

abundanta1382

plenteousa1382

copiousc1384

plentifula1400

ranka1400

aboundc1425

affluentc1425

aboundable?1440

seedy1440

manyfulc1450

ample1472

olda1500

richa1500

flowing1526

fertilent1535

wallingc1540

copy1546

abounding1560

fat1563

numbrous1566

good, great store1569

round1592

redundant1594

fruitful1604

cornucopian1609

much1609

plenty?a1610

pukka1619

redundant1621

uberant1622

swelling1628

uberous1633

numerousa1635

superfluent1648

full tide1649

lucky1649

redounding1667

numerose1692

bumper1836

prolific1890

proliferous1915

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xxi. v. 401 The beatitude of the Body is derived from the superfluent riches of the Soul, in the state of glory.

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 289 Its breast, which burns With all concentrate and superfluent woe.

1885 L. Oliphant Sympneumata 181 That junction of love-force may reproduce the superfluent quantities that will go forth to succour through the world.

1907 National Mag. Dec. 240/2 The smooth-faced and silver-tongued congressman..now comes into prominence as a champion of Pike County, and its record of superfluent whiskers.

1995 G. A. Cohen Self-ownership, Freedom, & Equality iii. 78 That researcher makes a much-needed drug..out of resources in superfluent supply.

†a. Floating on the surface of a body of water. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [adjective]

fleetingOE

superfluent?1440

floating1600

supernatant1607

innatant1657

waterborne1675

supernate1899

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xi. l. 476 In hondis clene vphent Al that wol swymme & be superfluent [L. supernatabit].

b. Of a liquid: covering or flowing over a surface. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [adjective] > above

superfluent1757

1757 Let. to Publick, concerning Bogs 10 The superfluent Waters in such Case would rise 15 inches above the Surface of the Turf.

1773 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 63 137 The superfluent green liquor.

1807 T. Rudge Gen. View Agric. Gloucester i. 17 Some lands which lie out of the reach of modern floods, have a considerable depth of this upper soil, as if at some remote period the superfluent water extended much wider than at present.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xvii. 10 Where the superfluent lake, the spongy putrescence, Sinks most murkily flushed.

2000 Proc. 15th Internat. Symp. Chem. Vapor Deposition 646 Purging times were set to 2s to make sure that superfluent material is removed from the surface.

3. Of communication: having a flowing and elegantly persuasive style or character; (of a person) speaking or writing in fluent or elegant manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent

well-speakingOE

renablec1300

fair-speakinga1398

well-tonguedc1480

honey-mouthed1539

golden-mouthed1542

sweet-mouthed1542

fine-mouthed?1549

silver-tongued1592

silver1594

gold-mouthed1595

honey-tongued1595

nectar-tongued1596

tongue-gilt1608

feather-tongueda1618

chrysostomatical1623

dulciloquent1656

sweet-spoken1716

sweet-lipped1783

chrysostomic1816

smooth-spoken1821

superfluent1822

honey-lipped1833

nice spoken1852

articulate1892

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > fluent or unforced

gentc1390

renablec1410

flowing1553

round1565

unracked1572

current1577

ready1583

voluble1598

facile1607

unforceda1616

fluent1625

sliding1627

unstudied1657

flippanta1677

easy1711

fast-flowing1770

fluida1794

superfluent1917

1822 W. Scott Let. 28 May (1934) VII. 180 A sort of historical prayer in which Lochleven is superfluent enough to remind God Almighty [etc.].

1882 J. Nichol Amer. Lit. iv. 128 Though superfluent, he never brings in bombast to plaster lack of knowledge.

1917 Independent Dec. 441/1 In Addison's superfluent verse.

1972 New York 28 Aug. 32/3 The last crazy inspirations being wrung out of horns that have been steamed to superfluent eloquence.

1989 B. B. Brown & M. Edwards Developmental Disorders of Lang. v. 123 Characteristically, these children are superfluent to the point of being garrulous.

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

单词	superfluent
释义	superfluentadj. Brit. /suːˈpəːflʊənt/, /sjuːˈpəːflʊənt/, /sᵿˈpəːflʊənt/, /sjᵿˈpəːflʊənt/, U.S. /suˈpərfləwənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin superfluent- , superfluēns , superfluere , super- prefix, fluent adj. Etymology: < classical Latin superfluent-, superfluēns, present participle of superfluere (see superflue adj.). Compare earlier superflue adj., and compare also superfluous adj. In sense 3 perhaps independently < super- prefix + fluent adj. Somewhat rare. 1. a. Superfluous; exceeding requirements; unnecessary. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or superfluous superfluent?1440 superfluous?a1450 superstitiousc1450 superfluec1475 redundant?1577 pleonastical1653 exuberant1667 pleonasmical1693 enormous1704 pluperfect1802 pleonastic1835 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ii. l. 294 In Nouember kitte of the bowes drie, Superfluent [L. superflua] & thicke. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. l. 523 (MED) In the semynary sholde The plauntes now be mylged euerychon, And braunches now superfluent of goon. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. i. xxiii. 124 I cut off as much of the Skin as was superfluent, and brought the rest together. 1804 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Mag. (1882) 131 124 The present German philosophers, who are sinking back rapidly into miscellany, and superfluent, and arbitrary. 1884 Federal Reporter 20 632 If so, then the inhibition against the state action is superfluent. 1984 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 19 1660/3 This is also a wholly superfluent practice which makes the budget document unnecessarily complex. b. Abundant, copious. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] goodeOE broadOE fullOE large?c1225 rifec1225 fulsomea1325 abundanta1382 plenteousa1382 copiousc1384 plentifula1400 ranka1400 aboundc1425 affluentc1425 aboundable?1440 seedy1440 manyfulc1450 ample1472 olda1500 richa1500 flowing1526 fertilent1535 wallingc1540 copy1546 abounding1560 fat1563 numbrous1566 good, great store1569 round1592 redundant1594 fruitful1604 cornucopian1609 much1609 plenty?a1610 pukka1619 redundant1621 uberant1622 swelling1628 uberous1633 numerousa1635 superfluent1648 full tide1649 lucky1649 redounding1667 numerose1692 bumper1836 prolific1890 proliferous1915 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xxi. v. 401 The beatitude of the Body is derived from the superfluent riches of the Soul, in the state of glory. 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 289 Its breast, which burns With all concentrate and superfluent woe. 1885 L. Oliphant Sympneumata 181 That junction of love-force may reproduce the superfluent quantities that will go forth to succour through the world. 1907 National Mag. Dec. 240/2 The smooth-faced and silver-tongued congressman..now comes into prominence as a champion of Pike County, and its record of superfluent whiskers. 1995 G. A. Cohen Self-ownership, Freedom, & Equality iii. 78 That researcher makes a much-needed drug..out of resources in superfluent supply. 2. †a. Floating on the surface of a body of water. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [adjective] fleetingOE superfluent?1440 floating1600 supernatant1607 innatant1657 waterborne1675 supernate1899 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) xi. l. 476 In hondis clene vphent Al that wol swymme & be superfluent [L. supernatabit]. b. Of a liquid: covering or flowing over a surface. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [adjective] > above superfluent1757 1757 Let. to Publick, concerning Bogs 10 The superfluent Waters in such Case would rise 15 inches above the Surface of the Turf. 1773 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 63 137 The superfluent green liquor. 1807 T. Rudge Gen. View Agric. Gloucester i. 17 Some lands which lie out of the reach of modern floods, have a considerable depth of this upper soil, as if at some remote period the superfluent water extended much wider than at present. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xvii. 10 Where the superfluent lake, the spongy putrescence, Sinks most murkily flushed. 2000 Proc. 15th Internat. Symp. Chem. Vapor Deposition 646 Purging times were set to 2s to make sure that superfluent material is removed from the surface. 3. Of communication: having a flowing and elegantly persuasive style or character; (of a person) speaking or writing in fluent or elegant manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > having pleasing speech or eloquent well-speakingOE renablec1300 fair-speakinga1398 well-tonguedc1480 honey-mouthed1539 golden-mouthed1542 sweet-mouthed1542 fine-mouthed?1549 silver-tongued1592 silver1594 gold-mouthed1595 honey-tongued1595 nectar-tongued1596 tongue-gilt1608 feather-tongueda1618 chrysostomatical1623 dulciloquent1656 sweet-spoken1716 sweet-lipped1783 chrysostomic1816 smooth-spoken1821 superfluent1822 honey-lipped1833 nice spoken1852 articulate1892 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > fluent or unforced gentc1390 renablec1410 flowing1553 round1565 unracked1572 current1577 ready1583 voluble1598 facile1607 unforceda1616 fluent1625 sliding1627 unstudied1657 flippanta1677 easy1711 fast-flowing1770 fluida1794 superfluent1917 1822 W. Scott Let. 28 May (1934) VII. 180 A sort of historical prayer in which Lochleven is superfluent enough to remind God Almighty [etc.]. 1882 J. Nichol Amer. Lit. iv. 128 Though superfluent, he never brings in bombast to plaster lack of knowledge. 1917 Independent Dec. 441/1 In Addison's superfluent verse. 1972 New York 28 Aug. 32/3 The last crazy inspirations being wrung out of horns that have been steamed to superfluent eloquence. 1989 B. B. Brown & M. Edwards Developmental Disorders of Lang. v. 123 Characteristically, these children are superfluent to the point of being garrulous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1440
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