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superfluity [ˌsuːpəˈfluːɪtɪ] n 1. the condition of being superfluous 2. a quantity or thing that is in excess of what is needed 3. a thing that is not needed [from Old French superfluité, via Late Latin from Latin superfluus superfluous] Superfluity of nuns: a company of nuns—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
superfluity noun excess, surplus, surfeit, redundancy, plethora, exuberance, glut, superabundance a superfluity of five-star hotels Translations superfluity n → Überfluss m; his superfluity of style, the superfluity of his style → sein verschwenderischer Stil How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Owing to occasional retrogressions, to still more frequent moral and intellectual stagnation, and to the extraordinary fecundity of the Criminal and Vagabond Classes, there is always a vast superfluity of individuals of the half degree and single degree class, and a fair abundance of Specimens up to 10 degrees. They must be born of my foolish fancy, for a man may stray so far into sentiment as to forget his immediate surroundings, and to give way to the superfluity of fond ardour with which his heart is charged. Now will I pray meekly every discreet person that readeth or heareth this little treatise, to have my rude inditing for excused, and my superfluity of words, for two causes. |
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