Entry Word: superfluity

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary <spent her travel money on souvenirs and other superfluities and didnʼt have enough to pay her share for lodging> — see luxury 1
2 the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed <a superfluity of wire coat hangers from all of those trips to the dry cleaners> — see excess