superfluity
Other forms: superfluities
A superfluity is an excess or abundance. When you encounter superfluity, there's too much of something.
When something is superfluous, it's unnecessary or redundant: there's already enough of it. Likewise, superfluity is too much of something. If your friend is a shopoholic and spends all of her time at the mall, you probably encounter superfluity in her closet — since she has more clothes than she will ever wear. The Latin root word is superfluus, which is used figuratively to mean "unnecessary," but is literally "overflowing."
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extreme excess
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synonyms:
embarrassment, overplus, plethora
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types:
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redundance, redundancy
the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
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deadwood, fifth wheel
someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
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type of:
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excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
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redundance, redundancy
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Vocabulary lists containing superfluity
With his heir presumed dead, a rich man leaves his fortune to his faithful servants, who soon find that great wealth can be used for good but can also attract cheats and scoundrels. Read the full text here.
King Henry IV worries that his son Hal, who associates with criminals, is not fit to become King of England.
This memoir traces Franklin's life from his birth in 1706 through 1757. It details his work as a printer, writer, and inventor, as well as his involvement in the French and Indian War. Read the full text here.
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