superfluity

su·per·flu·i·ty  (spr-fl-t)

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.

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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]

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Superfluity of nuns: a company of nuns—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

superfluity - extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" overplus, plethora, embarrassment excessiveness, inordinateness, excess - immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits redundance, redundancy - the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"

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superfluity

noun excess, surplus, surfeit, redundancy, plethora, exuberance, glut, superabundance a superfluity of five-star hotels

Translations

superfluity [ˌsuːpəˈflʊɪtɪ] N → superfluidad f
there is a superfluity of → hay exceso de

superfluity

n → Überfluss m; his superfluity of style, the superfluity of his style → sein verschwenderischer Stil

superfluity [ˌsuːpəˈflʊɪtɪ] n → sovrabbondanza

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superfluity [ˌsuːpəˈflʊɪtɪ] n → sovrabbondanza