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superfluity

excess / redundancy / surplus
Noun

This term describes an abundance that has crossed the threshold from useful to wasteful. It carries a strong connotation of excess, suggesting that the amount present is not merely large, but actively unnecessary or burdensome. In formal or technical contexts, it refers to the quality of being redundant. It is often used to critique inefficiency or extravagance, contrasting a state of sufficiency with one of wasteful overflow.

Meanings

Noun

An unnecessarily or excessively large amount of something.

"The superfluity of food at the banquet led to a great deal of waste."

Noun

The state of being unnecessary or redundant.

"The new regulations were seen as a superfluity given the existing safety protocols."

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