English-Thai Dictionary

superfluity

N สิ่ง ฟุ่มเฟือย  สิ่ง ไม่จำเป็น  surplus abundance sing-ti-fuam-fuai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPERFLUITY

n.[L. superfluitas; super and fluo, to flow. ] 1. Superabundance; a greater quantity than is wanted; as a superfluity of water or provisions.
2. Something that is beyond what is wanted; something rendered unnecessary by its abundance. Among the superfluities of life we seldom number the abundance of money.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUPERFLUITY

Su `per *flu "i *ty, n.; pl. Superfluities. Etym: [L. superfluité, L.superfluitas. See Superfluous. ]

 

1. A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth. A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a troubled superfluity. Suckling.

 

2. The state or quality of being superfluous; excess. "By a superfluity abominable. " Chaucer.

 

3. Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury.

 

Syn. -- Superabundance; excess; redundancy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

superfluity

su per flu i ty |ˌso͞opərˈflo͞o -itē ˌsupərˈfluədi | ▶noun ( pl. superfluities ) [ in sing. ] an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something: a superfluity of unoccupied time. • an unnecessary thing: they thought the garrison a superfluity. • the state of being superfluous: servants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French superfluite, from late Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus ‘running over ’ (see superfluous ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

superfluity

superfluity |ˌsuːpəˈfluːɪti ˌsjuː -| ▶noun ( pl. superfluities ) an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something: a superfluity of unoccupied time. • an unnecessary thing: they thought the garrison a superfluity. • [ mass noun ] the state of being superfluous: servants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French superfluite, from late Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus ‘running over ’ (see superfluous ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

superfluity

superfluity noun California has always had a superfluity of fresh crab: surplus, excess, overabundance, glut, surfeit, profusion, plethora. ANTONYMS shortage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

superfluity

superfluity noun California has always had a superfluity of fresh crab: surplus, excess, overabundance, glut, surfeit, profusion, plethora, embarrassment, avalanche, deluge, flood, overload. ANTONYMS lack, shortage.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

superfluity

su per flu i ty /sùːpə r flúːəti , ｟英 ｠sjùː -/名詞 複 -ties C ｟かたく ｠1 〖通例a ～ of A 〗必要以上 [過剰 ]のA ▸ a superfluity of population 過剰な人口 2 〖通例 -ties 〗過剰なもの, 不必要なもの .