different between superfluity vs obstruction
superfluity
English
Etymology
superflu(ous) +? -ity, Old French superfluite, from Medieval Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su?.p??flu?.?.ti/
Noun
superfluity (countable and uncountable, plural superfluities)
- The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.
- Antonym: necessity
- Something superfluous, as a luxury.
- Antonym: necessity
- (rare) Collective noun for a group of nuns.
- 1905, Herbert A. Evans, Highways and Byways in Oxford and the Cotswolds, Macmillan and Co, (1905), page 266:
- These probably mark the dwelling of a colony, or to speak more precisely, according to Dame Juliana Berners, a superfluity of nuns from Godstow, which nunnery had a cell there, and was patron of the living.
- 2011, Sam Cullen, The Odd Bunnies, unnumbered page:
- Alice put Anna back on the shelf and turned up the volume on the TV, where a local news reporter was imparting a salutary tale of woe involving a superfluity of nuns who'd got into a scrape at a crab festival.
- 2012, Beth Yarnall, Rush, Crimson Romance (2012), ?ISBN, unnumbered page:
- […] That man could charm the panties off a superfluity of nuns.”
- 1905, Herbert A. Evans, Highways and Byways in Oxford and the Cotswolds, Macmillan and Co, (1905), page 266:
Translations
Further reading
- superfluity at OneLook Dictionary Search
superfluity From the web:
obstruction
English
Etymology
From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?st??k.??n/
Noun
obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)
- The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
- Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
- Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance
- The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
Synonyms
- block
- hindrance
- impedance
- roadblock
- stop
- See also Thesaurus:hindrance
Derived terms
- deobstruction
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin obstr?cti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/
Noun
obstruction f (plural obstructions)
- block (something that prevents passing)
- obstruction
Further reading
- “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
obstruction (plural obstructiones)
- obstruction
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