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superfluity
su·per·flu·i·ty S0897000 (so͞o′pər-flo͞o′ĭ-tē)n. pl. su·per·flu·i·ties 1. The quality or condition of being superfluous.2. Something superfluous: could do without such superfluities as a second car.3. Overabundance; excess.superfluity (ˌsuːpəˈfluːɪtɪ) n1. the condition of being superfluous2. a quantity or thing that is in excess of what is needed3. a thing that is not needed[C14: from Old French superfluité, via Late Latin from Latin superfluus superfluous]su•per•flu•i•ty (ˌsu pərˈflu ɪ ti) n., pl. -ties. 1. the state of being superfluous. 2. a superabundant or excessive amount. 3. something superfluous. [1350–1400; Middle English superfluite < Old French < Latin superfluitās] Superfluity of nuns: a company of nuns—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | superfluity - extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"overplus, plethora, embarrassmentexcessiveness, inordinateness, excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limitsredundance, redundancy - the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers" |
superfluitynoun excess, surplus, surfeit, redundancy, plethora, exuberance, glut, superabundance a superfluity of five-star hotelssuperfluitynoun1. A condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:embarrassment, excess, excessiveness, exorbitance, extravagance, extravagancy, extravagantness, overabundance, plethora, superabundance, superfluousness, surfeit.2. An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, surplus, surplusage.Translationssuperfluidadsuperflueccessosuperfluitasuperfluity Related to superfluity: congruity, superfluiditySynonyms for superfluitynoun excessSynonyms- excess
- surplus
- surfeit
- redundancy
- plethora
- exuberance
- glut
- superabundance
Synonyms for superfluitynoun a condition of going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriateSynonyms- embarrassment
- excess
- excessiveness
- exorbitance
- extravagance
- extravagancy
- extravagantness
- overabundance
- plethora
- superabundance
- superfluousness
- surfeit
noun an amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriateSynonyms- excess
- fat
- glut
- overage
- overflow
- overmuch
- overrun
- overstock
- oversupply
- surplus
- surplusage
Synonyms for superfluitynoun extreme excessSynonyms- overplus
- plethora
- embarrassment
Related Words- excessiveness
- inordinateness
- excess
- redundance
- redundancy
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