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- Dictionarysu·per·flu·ous/so͞oˈpərfləwəs/
adjective
- 1. unnecessary, especially through being more than enough: "the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SUPERFLUOUS is exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra. How to use superfluous in a sentence. Did you know?
Superfluous definition: being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.. See examples of SUPERFLUOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / sʊˈpɜr·flu·əs / Add to word list. more than is needed; extra and not necessary: Our new mayor plans to eliminate superfluous programs. Much of the school day is wasted on superfluous activities. (Definition of superfluous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of superfluous from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) superfluous | Intermediate English. adjective. us / sʊˈpɜr·flu·əs / Add to word list. more than is needed; extra and not necessary: Our new mayor plans to eliminate superfluous programs.
When something is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date, call it superfluous. Superfluous (soo-PER-floo-uhs) means "more than required."
1. being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive. 2. not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant.
Adjective. Filter. adjective. Being more than is needed, useful, or wanted; surplus; excessive. Webster's New World. Being beyond what is required or sufficient. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant. A superfluous remark. Webster's New World. Extravagant; prodigal. Webster's New World. Synonyms: wasted.
Definition of superfluous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. exceeding what is sufficient or required. 2. not necessary or relevant; uncalled-for. 3. obsolete extravagant in expenditure or oversupplied with possessions. [C15: from Latin superfluus overflowing, from super- + fluere to flow] suˈperfluouslyadv. suˈperfluousnessn.
superfluous meaning, definition, what is superfluous: more than is needed or wanted: Learn more.
