Die Überflüssigkeit
Example: Die Überflüssigkeit mancher Regeln erschwert oft die Arbeit.
Definition
"Die Überflüssigkeit" refers to the state or quality of being unnecessary or excessive, often describing things or actions that go beyond what is needed or useful. For example, "Die Überflüssigkeit mancher Regeln erschwert oft die Arbeit" means that the superfluity of some rules often makes work more difficult.
Etymology
The word "die Überflüssigkeit" comes from the German prefix "über-" meaning 'over' or 'excessive,' combined with "flüssig," related to 'flowing,' and the suffix "-keit," which forms a noun indicating a state or quality. Thus, it originally referred to something flowing over or beyond what is necessary, evolving to mean superfluity or redundancy.
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"Die Überflüssigkeit" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (C2) - set 1", containing 95 commonly used words.
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