English Explanatory Dictionary

superfluity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.
  2. Something superfluous, as a luxury.
  3. Collective noun for a group of nuns.

Pronunciation

/ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-superfluity.wav

Word forms

superfluity superfluities

Etymology

From superflu(ous) + -ity, Old French superfluite, from Medieval Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus.

Antonyms

necessity
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