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1. (adj.) superfluous
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
2. superfluous
unnecessary or needless.
3. superfluous
Obs. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.
Etymology: (1400–50; < L superfluus=super-super - +-fluus, der. of fluere to flow; see -ous)
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| Definition of 'superfluous' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
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"
2. (adj) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
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"
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| Definition of 'superfluous' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) superfluous
more than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price
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Sense: extra; beyond what is needed or wanted.
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 Afrikaans: ekstra, onnodig |
 Arabic: زائِد |
 Bulgarian: прекален |
 Brazilian: supérfluo |
 Czech: přebytečný |
 German: überflüssig |
 Danish: overflødig |
 Greek: παραπανίσιος |
 Spanish: superfluo |
 Estonian: liig-, lisa- |
 Farsi: اضافي |
 Finnish: ylimääräinen |
 French: superflu |
 Hebrew: מְיוּתָר |
 Hindi: अतिश्य, अत्यधिक, अनावश्यक |
 Croatian: suvišan, nepotreban |
 Hungarian: fölösleges |
 Indonesian: berlimpah-limpah |
 Icelandic: ofaukinn |
 Italian: superfluo |
 Japanese: 余分の |
 Korean: 여분의, 과앙의 |
 Lithuanian: nereikalingas |
 Latvian: lieks; nevajadzīgs |
 Malay: terlalu banyak |
 Dutch: overbodig |
 Norwegian: overflødig |
 Polish: nadmierny |
 Persian: اضافي |
 Pashto: اضافی |
 Portuguese: supérfluo |
 Romanian: superfluu |
 Russian: излишний |
 Slovak: prebytočný |
 Slovenian: odvečen |
 Serbian: obilan |
 Swedish: överflödig |
 Thai: มากเกินไป |
 Turkish: gereksiz, fazla, aşırı |
 Taiwanese: 多餘的 |
 Ukrainian: надмірний, зайвий |
 Urdu: ضرورت سے زیادہ |
 Vietnamese: thừa, không cần thiết |
 Chinese: 多余的 |
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