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How to pronounce superfluity in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms embarrassment, overplus, plethora
Type of excess, excessiveness, inordinateness
Has types redundance, redundancy
Derivation superfluous

Examples of superfluity

superfluity
Superfluity and trickery is almost non-existent, yet the man is not afraid of the new.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Thus their philosophy is only by the way, a sort of luxury and superfluity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
His playing, skillful to the point of superfluity, can impart a similarly mechanical feel.
From the nytimes.com
Hence at the end of each digestion there is some superfluity left over.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is the utter superfluity of the monstrous imposition which is so baleful and depressing.
From the guardian.co.uk
The best achieve complexity and nuance but utterly lack superfluity.
From the theatlantic.com
The Czechs boast a superfluity of fruit but their coffee and vodka are prohibitively expensive.
From the time.com
This superfluity of information, all this static in the air.
From the businessweek.com
People of good character corrupted by their superfluity.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Overplus: extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"
  • The quality or state of being superfluous; in excess or overabundance; Something superfluous, as a luxury
  • (superfluities) buildup of matter in the body, which causes an imbalance in the humors; caused by eating too much, or eating the wrong foods.
  • [James 1:21] superabundance; a greater quantity than is wanted; something beyond what is wanted.
  • A quantity or number beyond what is needed.
  • Something being more than is needed.