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superfluous
su·per·flu·ous S0897100 (so͝o-pûr′flo͞o-əs)adj. Being beyond what is required or sufficient.
[Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : super-, super- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
su·per′flu·ous·ly adv.su·per′flu·ous·ness n.Synonyms: superfluous, excess, extra, 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; supernumerary ornamentation; distributed surplus food to the needy.superfluous (suːˈpɜːflʊəs) adj1. exceeding what is sufficient or required2. not necessary or relevant; uncalled-for3. obsolete extravagant in expenditure or oversupplied with possessions[C15: from Latin superfluus overflowing, from super- + fluere to flow] suˈperfluously adv suˈperfluousness nsu•per•flu•ous (sʊˈpɜr flu əs)
adj. 1. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. 2. unnecessary or needless. 3. Obs. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant. [1400–50; < Latin superfluus=super- super- + -fluus, derivative of fluere to flow; see -ous] su•per′flu•ous•ly, adv. su•per′flu•ous•ness, 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, senselessworthless - 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, spareunnecessary, unneeded - not necessary |
superfluousadjective 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, requisitesuperfluousadjectiveBeing more than is needed, desired, or appropriate:de trop, excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus.Translationssuperfluous (suˈpəːfluəs) adjective extra; beyond what is needed or wanted. 多餘的 多余的EncyclopediaSeeSuperfluous Mansuperfluous
Related to superfluous: Superfluous manSynonyms for superfluousadj excessSynonyms- 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
- unrequired
- supererogatory
Antonyms- necessary
- essential
- vital
- wanted
- needed
- called for
- imperative
- indispensable
- requisite
Synonyms for superfluousadj being more than is needed, desired, or appropriateSynonyms- de trop
- excess
- extra
- spare
- supererogatory
- supernumerary
- surplus
Synonyms for superfluousadj serving no useful purposeSynonyms- otiose
- wasted
- pointless
- purposeless
- senseless
Related Wordsadj more than is needed, desired, or requiredSynonyms- excess
- extra
- redundant
- supererogatory
- supernumerary
- surplus
- spare
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