Superfluity

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  • noun. The quality or condition of being superfluous.
  • noun. Something superfluous.
  • noun. Overabundance; excess.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A quantity that is superfluous or in excess; a greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; redundancy.
  • noun. That which is in excess of what is wanted; especially, something used for show or luxury rather than for comfort or from necessity; something that could easily be dispensed with.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance
  • noun. The state or quality of being superfluous; excess.
  • noun. Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The quality or state of being superfluous; in excess or overabundance.
  • noun. Something superfluous, as a luxury.
  • noun. Collective noun for a group of nuns.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. extreme excess
  • Word Usage
    "And so-called superfluity is agreeable and usefully disposed of."
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