SUPERFLUOUS
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
(adjective) 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”
otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
superfluous (comparative more superfluous, superlative most superfluous)
In excess of what is required or sufficient.
Synonyms
• excessive, extraneous, extra, pleonastic, supernumerary, surplus, unnecessary, extravagant
Coordinate terms
• gratuitous
Source: Wiktionary
Su*per"flu*ous, a. Etym: [L. superfluus overflowing; super over, above + fluere to flow. See Super-, and Fluent.]
Definition: More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price. Shak. An authority which makes all further argument or illustration superfluous. E. Everett. Superfluous interval (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a major or perfect interval by a semitone.
Syn.
– Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive; redundant; needless.
– Su*per"flu*ous*ly, adv.
– Su*per"flu*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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