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Meaning of "superfluousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPERFLUOUSNESS

superfluousness  [sʊˈpɜːflʊəsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPERFLUOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Superfluousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPERFLUOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of superfluousness in the English dictionary

The definition of superfluousness in the dictionary is the quality of being needless, pointless, or unnecessary.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPERFLUOUSNESS


arduousness
ˈɑːdjʊəsnɪs
biliousness
ˈbɪlɪəsnɪs
deviousness
ˈdiːvɪəsnɪs
disingenuousness
ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjʊəsnɪs
fatuousness
ˈfætjʊəsnɪs
helplessness
ˈhɛlpləsnɪs
hopelessness
ˈhəʊpləsnɪs
impetuousness
ɪmˈpetjʊəsnɪs
ingenuousness
ɪnˈdʒenjʊəsnɪs
nervousness
ˈnɜːvəsnɪs
presumptuousness
prɪˈzʌmptjʊəsnɪs
promiscuousness
prəˈmɪskjʊəsnɪs
righteousness
ˈraɪtʃəsnɪs
sensuousness
ˈsɛnsjʊəsnɪs
seriousness
ˈsɪərɪəsnɪs
strenuousness
ˈstrɛnjʊəsnɪs
sumptuousness
ˈsʌmptjʊəsnɪs
tempestuousness
tɛmˈpɛstjʊəsnɪs
unctuousness
ˈʌŋktjʊəsnɪs
voluptuousness
vəˈlʌptjʊəsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPERFLUOUSNESS

superficialness
superficies
superfine
superfineness
superfirm
superfit
superfix
superflack
superfluid
superfluidity
superfluity
superfluous
superfluously
superflux
superfoetation
superfood
superfrontal
superfund
superfuse
superfusion

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPERFLUOUSNESS

business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
dangerousness
deliciousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
hilariousness
homelessness
jealousness
lawlessness
obviousness
preciousness
rebelliousness
religiousness
ridiculousness
sleeplessness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of superfluousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «superfluousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPERFLUOUSNESS

Find out the translation of superfluousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of superfluousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «superfluousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

superfluousness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superfluidad
570 millions of speakers

English

superfluousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

superfluousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

superfluousness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

излишество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superfluidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

superfluousness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

superfluité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keterlaluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überflüssigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

superfluousness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

superfluousness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Superfluousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

superfluousness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

superfluousness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनावश्यकपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

, gereksiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superfluità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

superfluousness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надмірність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inutilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιττότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

superfluousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

superfluousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

superfluousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of superfluousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERFLUOUSNESS»

The term «superfluousness» is used very little and occupies the 180.842 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPERFLUOUSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «superfluousness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «superfluousness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about superfluousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPERFLUOUSNESS»

Discover the use of superfluousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to superfluousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Next sex: sex in the age of its procreative superfluousness
Die medizinisch, gentechnische Einflussnahme auf die menschliche Reproduktion wird in absehbarer Zeit die gewohnten Zusammenhänge von Sex, Liebe, Fortpflanzung und Familie aufheben.
Gerfried Stocker, Christine Schöpf, 2000
2
Jüdische Geschichte als allgemeine Geschichte: Festschrift ...
While the form of "superfluousness" to which Arendt refers could conceivably result in programmes of neglect, mass starvation, and other forms of mass murder , the expendability of people is not a condition for a programme of total ...
Raphael Gross, Yfaat Weiss, 2006
3
Hannah Arendt and the Specter of Totalitarianism
The Varieties of Superfluousness in Modern Society This issue of superfluousness raised by Arendt is markedly different from the commentary on alienation so common in critiques of modernity. Superfluousness for Arendt is akin neither to the ...
Marilyn LaFay, 2014
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Interruptions
(2) Wealth Superfluousness is the excess that is experienced as wealth. It is not he who has enough who is wealthy, but he who has more than enough. Luxury is superfluous and is an indication that someone is outside of the order. It is the ...
Hans-Jost Frey, 1996
5
Signs, Search and Communication: Semiotic Aspects of ...
Specific functional superfluousness in our sense should not be confused with the logical superfluousness of logically derivable principles, or of definable categories. An S,-derivable/definable axiom/term is logically superfluous and will be ...
René J. Jorna, Barend van Heusden, 1993
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Hannah Arendt and the Challenge of Modernity: A ...
Superfluousness is closed tied to world alienation, as one characteristic of such people is that “they do not believe in anything visible, in the reality of their own experiences” (OT 351). To be superfluous for Arendt did not mean that these ...
Serena Parekh, 2008
7
Feminist (Im)Mobilities in Fortress(ing) North America: ...
While Arendt's arguments on superfluousness and human rights still apply most strongly to those who lack formal citizenship in a given territory, there are signs that a new, low-grade but nevertheless pervasive, form of superfluousness is ...
Professor Patricia McDermott, Asst Prof Amy Lind, Professor Marianne H Marchand, 2013
8
Fear: The History of a Political Idea
I thus take issue with Canavon, Villa, and Bernstein, who conflate Arendt's treatment in Origins of the superfluousness of individuals with her treatment in Eichmann of the superfluousness of peoples. In Origins, superfluousness meant the ...
Corey Robin, 2004
9
Leigh Hunt and What is Poetry?: Romanticism and the Purpose ...
"Superfluousness" , too, is a matter of words: it simply means using too many words. "What hope can remain for wordy mediocrity?"83 Superfluousness is permissible in cases of "overflowing animal spirits", which would seem to be a pretty ...
Flemming Olsen, 2011
10
Law, Antisemitism and the Holocaust
The superfluousness of these decrees already spoke of the superfluousness of those it named. As Arendt notes, not only was superfluousness not confined to ' the Jews', it could also encompass any other 'objective' category, real or ...
David Seymour, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPERFLUOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term superfluousness is used in the context of the following news items.
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After Altamont, the Rolling Stones Made One of the Greatest Albums …
... plus a small handful of “alternate” studio cuts that do little more than confirm their own superfluousness. Maybe there are people who've been walking around ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Letting go of pop culture: Why our entertainments ultimately …
Finally admitting the superfluousness of much of pop culture has paradoxically aided me in enjoying it again. I still like the shimmering glitter of Tegan and Sara's ... «The Week Magazine, Apr 15»
3
Alex of Venice
Which is a weird caveat, but the problem with Chris Messina's directorial debut isn't so much badness as it is superfluousness—that it is less its own discrete ... «Paste Magazine, Apr 15»
4
THEATER CLUE: THE MUSICAL
That superfluousness — at least insofar as this lighthearted musical goes — isn't necessarily a bad thing, though it has the potential to be. In fact, Clue: The ... «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Mar 15»
5
I Test Drove a Chevy Colorado With Built-In 4G LTE WiFi
Despite its somewhat superfluousness, it is at least convenient. The problem that OnStar's 4G LTE car-as-the-hotspot implementation is solving, however, has ... «Paste Magazine, Mar 15»
6
Camera work in "'71" deserves same praise as its star
... centerpiece on-foot chase sequence that might be one of Hollywood's most visceral in years and reminds us of the superfluousness of so many special effects. «PW-Philadelphia Weekly, Mar 15»
7
George's moody twos will soon put an end to woolly thinking
Its owner had evidently failed to notice the superfluousness of sleeves when it comes to providing serpents with winter woollies. Christmas aside, animals get off ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
8
'The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies' Review: Give Me Back My …
The MVP Award for the enormous cast belongs to Ian McKellan, who is even more superfluous to the story than Freeman but who invests his superfluousness ... «ScreenCrush, Dec 14»
9
Review: 'Fantasia' not a harmonious composition
Now, here comes “Fantasia: Music Evolved” (Disney, for the Xbox One and Xbox 360, $59.99) to take rhythmic superfluousness to a new level. Named after the ... «Albuquerque Journal, Oct 14»
10
Miami Heat New Guy Luol Deng Buys $4 .6M Historic House
It is neither bland nor boring, it is an adaptation of the old Mediterranean Revival style updated to modern life without all the superfluousness of the previous. «Curbed Hamptons, Sep 14»

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