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superfluousness

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su⋅per⋅flu⋅ous

  [soo-pur-floo-uhs]
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–adjective
1. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
2. unnecessary or needless.
3. Obsolete. possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L superfluus, equiv. to super- super- + flu- (s. of fluere to flow) + -us -ous

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅flu⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
su⋅per⋅flu⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. extra; redundant.
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su·per·flu·ous   (sŏŏ-pûr'flōō-əs)   
adj.  Being beyond what is required or sufficient.

[Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : super-, super- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
su·per'flu·ous·ly adv., su·per'flu·ous·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean being more than is needed, desired, required, or appropriate: delete superfluous words; trying to lose excess weight; found some extra change on the dresser; sleeping in the spare room; supernumerary ornamentation; distributed surplus food to the needy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

superfluous 
c.1380 (superflue), from L. superfluus "unnecessary," lit. "overflowing," from superfluere "to overflow," from super "over" (see super-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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