superfluity

[ soo-per-floo-i-tee ]
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noun,plural su·per·flu·i·ties.
  1. the state of being superfluous.

  2. a superabundant or excessive amount.

  1. something superfluous, as a luxury.

Origin of superfluity

1
1350–1400; Middle English superfluite<Old French <Latin superfluitās.See superfluous, -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for superfluity

superfluity

/ (ˌsuːpəˈfluːɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the condition of being superfluous

  2. a quantity or thing that is in excess of what is needed

  1. a thing that is not needed

Origin of superfluity

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C14: from Old French superfluité, via Late Latin from Latin superfluus superfluous

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