superfluous

su·per·flu·ous  (s-pûrfl-s)

adj.

Being beyond what is required or sufficient.

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[Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : super-, super- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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su·perflu·ous·ly adv.

su·perflu·ous·ness n.

Synonyms: superfluous, excess, extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus
These adjectives mean being more than is needed, desired, required, or appropriate: delete superfluous words; trying to lose excess weight; found some extra change on the dresser; sleeping in the spare room; supernumerary ornamentation; distributed surplus food to the needy.

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superfluous [suːˈpɜːflʊəs]

adj

1. exceeding what is sufficient or required

2. not necessary or relevant; uncalled-for

3. Obsolete extravagant in expenditure or oversupplied with possessions

[from Latin superfluus overflowing, from super- + fluere to flow]

superfluously  adv

superfluousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	superfluous - serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" otiose, wasted, pointless, purposeless, senseless worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
	2.	superfluous - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus, spare unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary

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superfluous

adjective excess, surplus, redundant, remaining, extra, spare, excessive, unnecessary, in excess, needless, left over, on your hands, surplus to requirements, uncalled-for, unneeded, residuary, supernumerary, superabundant, pleonastic (Rhetoric), unrequired, supererogatory My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superflous.
necessary, essential, vital, wanted, needed, called for, imperative, indispensable, requisite

Translations

superfluous [sʊˈpɜːflʊəs] ADJ → superfluo
superfluous details → detalles superfluos
to be superfluous [comment, detail, explanation] → ser superfluo, sobrar; [object, person] → sobrar
further comment was superfluous → todo otro comentario era superfluo, sobraba decir nada más
maps were superfluous with Eddie around → cuando estaba Eddie, sobraban los mapas
my presence was superfluous → mi presencia estaba de más
he felt rather superfluous → se sentía bastante de más

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superfluous [suːˈpɜː^rflʊəs] adj → superflu(e)

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superfluous

adj → überflüssig; style → verschwenderisch; it is superfluous to say … → es ist überflüssig, zu sagen …

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superfluous [suˈpɜːflʊəs] adj → superfluo/a
he felt rather superfluous → si sentì di troppo

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superfluous [suˈpɜːflʊəs] adj → superfluo/a
he felt rather superfluous → si sentì di troppo

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superfluous

adj superfluous [suˈpəːfluəs]

extra; beyond what is needed or wanted. ekstra, onnodig زائِد прекален přebytečný overflødig überflüssig παραπανίσιος superfluo liig-, lisa- اضافي liiallinen superflu מְיוּתָר अतिश्य, अत्यधिक, अनावश्यक, फिजूल suvišan, nepotreban fölösleges berlimpah-limpah ofaukinn superfluo 余分の 여분의, 과앙의 nereikalingas lieks; nevajadzīgs terlalu banyak overbodig overflødig nadmierny supérfluo superfluu излишний prebytočný odvečen obilan överflödig มากเกินไป gereksiz, fazla, aşırı 多餘的 надмірний, зайвий ضرورت سے زیادہ thừa, không cần thiết 多余的