superfluously

Meanings

• adjective

  Unnecessary or more than enough; beyond what is required.

• adjective

  Being or having more than what is sufficient, required, or necessary.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with superfluously
unnecessarily , superbly , subsequently

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Variants

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superfluous , superfluously , superfluousness , superfluousnesses

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Etymology

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From super- 'above' + fluence 'flowing'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'superfluously' contains the prefix 'super-' which means 'above' and the root 'fluence' which means 'flowing'.

2. The word 'superfluously' has been used in various forms of literature, including poetry and prose, to describe excessive or unnecessary actions or possessions.

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Related Concepts

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1. Unnecessary: Related concept that refers to things that are not required or essential.

2. Excess: Related concept that refers to having more than what is necessary or required.

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Quotes

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1. In the Imagist model, the writer is a sculptor. Technique consists of chipping away everything "superfluous" in order to reveal the essential form within. "It took you ninety-seven words to do it," Pound is reported to have remarked to a young literary aspirant who had handed him a new poem. "I find it could have been managed in fifty-six."

   - Louis Menand,{it}New Yorker{/it},9 & 16 June 2008

2. Oddly, despite the preponderance of "superfluous" words, the book has no glossary, which is a must for an introductory audience.

   - Dorothy Merritts,{it}Eos{/it},3 Oct. 2000

3. Twenty years ago, baby boomers were written about as if every one of them had as a life goal making enough money to accumulate the same "superfluous" material objects that everyone else had.

   - Calvin Trillin,{it}Time{/it},6 Sept. 1999

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Culture

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Superfluously has been used in literature to describe excessive or unnecessary actions or possessions. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Tom Buchanan is described as having a superfluous wife, Daisy, whom he no longer loves.

How to Memorize "superfluously"

1. visualize
   

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Superfluous is more than what's needed' to remember the meaning of the word.

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