superfluity
noun
the state of being superfluous.
superfluities
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pluralof superfluity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And Kuo’s sluggish direction, alongside the superfluities of Shekar’s script and the cast’s aerobic attempts to breathe life into inconsequential characters and static scenes, makes the two-hour show feel interminable.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2020
But now it feels more like a costly necessity, one whose exorbitant price tag is thinly justified by superfluities like face recognition, wireless charging, and a snazzier camera.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2019
A good novel is art’s closest equivalent to a human being—by nature a concoction of surprises, contradictions, and superfluities.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015
Of course, I didn’t bother with superfluities like gold pieces or twenty-sided dice, but I did think upon the same factors.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2012
How many of us are slaving all day and late into the night to add artificial superfluities to the simple necessities?
From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by William De Witt Hyde
