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De - Pt| English Dictionary: superfluity | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for superfluity | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Superfluity \Su`per*flu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Superfluities}. [L. superfluit[82], L. superfluitas. See {Superfluous}.] 1. A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth. A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a troubled superfluity. --Suckling. 2. The state or quality of being superfluous; excess. [bd]By a superfluity abominable.[b8] --Chaucer. 3. Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury. Syn: Superabundance; excess; redundancy. | |
