superfluous

Speech parts

1. superfluous - Adjective

2. superfluous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

extra excessive surplus redundant unnecessary supernumerary needless excess spare useless wasted pointless senseless extraneous pleonastic
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Antonyms

prime central main important must required
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Related terms

mellifluous superfluity superflux

Phrases with the word

add superfluous attributes superfluous man superfluous bone

Examples

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman

The superfluous is very necessary. Voltaire

One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it. David Hilbert

Human subtlety...will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature, because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous. Leonardo da Vinci

Half the variations which are calculated in a tournament game turn out to be completely superfluous. Unfortunately, no one knows in advance which half. Jan Timman

Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, while everything superfluous runs over as from a full container. Who knows much says least. Traditional Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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