superfluity.

The state of being more than needed, or an excess amount.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• superfluity of detail
• a superfluity of options

On the page

The superfluity of detail concealed the few facts relevant to the decision.

A superfluity of options made the simple choice harder to explain.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural superfluities for excess things. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: requirements and constraints, institutional organization, formal assessment, system properties. Disciplines: academic writing, formal analysis, institutional studies. Commonness: uncommon.