different between superflux vs superfluous

English

Etymology

From Latin superfluxus, from superflu? (“overflow”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?su?p?(?)fl?ks/

Noun

superflux (plural superfluxes)

1. An overabundance; a great amount
   • 1866, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Anactoria, line 28

     Intense device, and superflux of pain

Related terms

• superfluous

English

Etymology

From Latin superfluus (“superfluous”), from superflu? (“overflow”), from super (“above, more than, over”) + flu? (“flow”). Compare mellifluous and fluid, also from Latin. Literally corresponds to overflow, which is from Germanic, rather than Latin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /su??p??flu.?s/, /sj??p??flu.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /su??p??flu.?s/

Adjective

superfluous (comparative more superfluous, superlative most superfluous)

1. In excess of what is required or sufficient.

   With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous.

Synonyms

• excessive, extraneous, extra, pleonastic, supernumerary, surplus, unnecessary, extravagant

Coordinate terms

• gratuitous

Related terms

• superflux
• superfluity
• mellifluous

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