superfluity

superfluity is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.The state or quality of being superfluous; excess. "By a superfluity abominable." Chaucer.
  2. 2.Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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