superfluity

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

an excessive quantity beyond what is required

In a sentence

Superfluity in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing superfluity in a sentence.

The mansion was decorated with a superfluity of gilt mirrors and chandeliers.

Synonyms

excesssurplussuperabundance

Antonyms

lackdearthscarcity

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Superfluity (noun) means an excessive quantity beyond what is required

Here is superfluity used in an example sentence: "The mansion was decorated with a superfluity of gilt mirrors and chandeliers."

Common synonyms for superfluity include excess, surplus, superabundance.

Antonyms of superfluity include lack, dearth, scarcity.

Superfluity is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.