superfluities

noun

plural of superfluity
1
as in luxuries
something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary spends most of her money on designer clothes and other superfluities

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2
as in excesses
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 cleaner

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Recent Examples of superfluities If both parties orgasmed, all the better as this would help in the excretion of harmful superfluities. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluities
  1. luxuries
  2. excesses
  3. amenities
  4. surpluses
Noun
  • Yet tailoring is also one of fashion’s great luxuries — an intimate, almost obsessive process of shaping cloth around the body.
    — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Now let's pivot into the country club of college football experiences and what happened at Northwestern last night at the opener for Ryan Field, the new $900 million field that is a mini-modern NFL stadium with all the luxuries that NFL fans expect.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of luxuries
Noun
  • But Coppola’s film, irrespective of its fatal flaws and excesses, at least meant something in the context of his career.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver, a world of human complexity has been flattened deliberately to remove the inconvenient excesses of emotion and feeling.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of excesses
Noun
  • Today, the hotel remains a grand dame of Milan, offering a perfect mix of old-world luxury with modern amenities, all delivered through impeccable hospitality.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Two additional bedrooms each enjoy their own dedicated bathrooms, with other amenities including a private elevator landing and a Savant home-automation system.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of amenities
Noun
  • Using aggressive budget caps that force huge surpluses, the governor has used $11 billion since 2020 to shrink pension debt.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Fulton argued the proposition effectively would limit clinics from accumulating surpluses and reserves.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of surpluses

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“Superfluities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluities. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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