superfluity

su·per·flu·i·ty

 (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.

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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

[C14: from Old French superfluité, via Late Latin from Latin superfluus superfluous]

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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]

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Superfluity

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

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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

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superfluity

noun

1. 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.

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Translations

zbytečnost

superfluidad

superflu

eccessosuperfluita

superfluity

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

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superfluity

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

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superfluity

[ˌsuːpəˈflʊɪtɪ] n → sovrabbondanza

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