"superfluity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-superfluity.wav [UK] Forms: superfluities [plural]
Etymology: superflu(ous) + -ity, Old French superfluite, from Medieval Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|superfluous|ity|alt1=superflu(ous)}} superflu(ous) + -ity, {{der|en|fro|superfluite}} Old French superfluite, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{m|la|superfluitas}} superfluitas, {{der|en|la|superfluus}} Latin superfluus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} superfluity (countable and uncountable, plural superfluities)
  1. The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality or state of being superfluous): изобилие (izobilie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), superfluïtat [feminine] (Catalan), zbytečnost [feminine] (Czech), tarpeettomuus (Finnish), liiallisuus (Finnish), ylimääräisyys (Finnish), turhuus (Finnish), superfluité [feminine] (French), 𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉 (ufjō) [feminine] (Gothic), superfluità [feminine] (Italian), superfluidade [feminine] (Portuguese), superfluitate [feminine] (Romanian), superfluidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superfluity-en-noun-1BPIR-uY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 28 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 62 22 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 68 20 12 Disambiguation of 'quality or state of being superfluous': 89 10 2
  2. Something superfluous, as a luxury. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (something superfluous): излишък (izlišǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), superfluïtat [feminine] (Catalan), zbytečnost [feminine] (Czech), tarpeettomuus (Finnish), liiallisuus (Finnish), ylimääräisyys (Finnish), turhuus (Finnish), superflu [masculine] (French), 𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉 (ufjō) [feminine] (Gothic), superfluo [masculine] (Italian), superfluità [feminine] (Italian), superfluidade [feminine] (Portuguese), supérfluo [masculine] (Portuguese), superfluitate [feminine] (Romanian), överflöd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-superfluity-en-noun-ZtaYDLlM Disambiguation of 'something superfluous': 33 64 3
  3. (rare) Collective noun for a group of nuns. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-superfluity-en-noun-YB3laHFh

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "word": "liiallisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "word": "ylimääräisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "word": "turhuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superflu"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "ufjō",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superfluo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superfluità"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superfluidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "supérfluo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "superfluitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something superfluous",
      "word": "överflöd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "superfluity"
}

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