Superfluity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Superfluity is a noun meaning The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.
Meaning
The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.
More Meanings
- Something superfluous, as a luxury.
- (rare) Collective noun for a group of nuns.
Example Sentences
[…] That man could charm the panties off a superfluity of nuns.
As they had almost all the conveniencies of life within themselves, they seldom visited towns or cities in search of superfluity.
Each stores has its own storekeeper, a clerk who specializes in organizing his department so that there is not a superfluity of one article and a scarcity of another.
I really doubt whether there be such a thing as a heart in the world: perhaps, after all, it is only an elegant superfluity kept for the use of poets. Certainly we have no use for it here.
Word Forms
- superfluities
Synonyms for superfluity
Depending on context, synonyms include plethora, nimiety, embarrassment, overplus.
Antonyms for superfluity
Common opposites include necessity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nimiety, overplus, plethora, embarrassment, overflush, frill.
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