"superfluous" meaning in English

See superfluous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /suːˈpɜːflu.əs/ [UK], /sjʊˈpɜːflu.əs/ [UK], /suˈpɝflu.əs/ [US] Audio: en-uk-superfluous.ogg , en-us-superfluous.ogg , en-au-superfluous.ogg Forms: more superfluous [comparative], most superfluous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English superfluous, from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”), from superfluō (“overflow”), from super (“above, more than, over”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare mellifluous and fluid, also from Latin. Literally corresponds to overflow, which is from Germanic, rather than Latin. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|superfluous}} Middle English superfluous, {{der|en|la|superfluus||superfluous}} Latin superfluus (“superfluous”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} superfluous (comparative more superfluous, superlative most superfluous)
  1. In excess of what is required or sufficient. Synonyms: excessive, extraneous, extra, pleonastic, supernumerary, surplus, unnecessary, extravagant, needless, redundant Derived forms: superfluous interval, superfluous man Related terms: superflux, superfluity, mellifluous Coordinate_terms: gratuitous Translations (excess of what is sufficient): περισσός (perissós) (Ancient Greek), ավելորդ (avelord) (Armenian), superfluu (Asturian), излишен (izlišen) (Bulgarian), ненужен (nenužen) (Bulgarian), superflu (Catalan), 多餘 (Chinese Mandarin), 多余 (duōyú) (Chinese Mandarin), zbytečný (Czech), nadbytečný (Czech), overflødig (Danish), overtollig (Dutch), overdadig (Dutch), overvloedig (Dutch), superflua (Esperanto), ylenpalttinen (Finnish), tarpeeton (Finnish), ylitsevuotavainen (Finnish), liiallinen (Finnish), superflu (French), superfluo (Galician), überflüssig (German), περιττός (perittós) (Greek), felesleges (Hungarian), fölösleges (Hungarian), túlzott (Hungarian), ofaukinn (Icelandic), ónauðsynlegur (Icelandic), superflua (Ido), iomarcach (Irish), superfluo (Italian), 冗長な (jōchō na) (alt: じょうちょうな) (Japanese), supervacuus (Latin), superfluus (Latin), supervacāneus (Latin), superforāneus (Latin), lieks (Latvian), overflødig (Norwegian Bokmål), overflødig (Norwegian Nynorsk), آرتق (artık) (Ottoman Turkish), زیادی (ziyâdi) (Persian), niepotrzebny (Polish), zbyteczny (Polish), nadmierny (Polish), supérfluo (Portuguese), superfluu (Romanian), de prisos (Romanian), ли́шний (líšnij) (Russian), изли́шний (izlíšnij) (Russian), су̏вӣшан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), sȕvīšan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), superfluo (Spanish), överflödig (Swedish), за́йвий (zájvyj) (Ukrainian), dư thừa (Vietnamese)
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        {
          "text": "With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "In excess of what is required or sufficient."
      ],
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          "excess",
          "excess"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/suːˈpɜːflu.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/sjʊˈpɜːflu.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/suˈpɝflu.əs/",
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        "US"
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    {
      "word": "excessive"
    },
    {
      "word": "extraneous"
    },
    {
      "word": "extra"
    },
    {
      "word": "pleonastic"
    },
    {
      "word": "supernumerary"
    },
    {
      "word": "surplus"
    },
    {
      "word": "unnecessary"
    },
    {
      "word": "extravagant"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:superfluous",
      "word": "needless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:superfluous",
      "word": "redundant"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "avelord",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "ավելորդ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superfluu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izlišen",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "излишен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nenužen",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "ненужен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superflu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "多餘"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duōyú",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "多余"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "zbytečný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "nadbytečný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "overflødig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "overtollig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "overdadig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "overvloedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superflua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "ylenpalttinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "tarpeeton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "ylitsevuotavainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "liiallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superflu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superfluo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "überflüssig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "perittós",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "περιττός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "perissós",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "περισσός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "felesleges"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "fölösleges"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "túlzott"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "ofaukinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "ónauðsynlegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superflua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "iomarcach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superfluo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じょうちょうな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jōchō na",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "冗長な"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "supervacuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superfluus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "supervacāneus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superforāneus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "lieks"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "overflødig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "overflødig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "artık",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "آرتق"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ziyâdi",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "زیادی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "niepotrzebny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "zbyteczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "nadmierny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "supérfluo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superfluu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "de prisos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "líšnij",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "ли́шний"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izlíšnij",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "изли́шний"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "су̏вӣшан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "sȕvīšan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "superfluo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "överflödig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zájvyj",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "за́йвий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "excess of what is sufficient",
      "word": "dư thừa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "superfluous"
}

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