superfluities
[ˌsuː.pərˈfluː.ə.tiz]
nounpl: N/A (already plural; singular: superfluity)
superfluidades
1. The quality or state of being superfluous; excess or redundancy
The superfluities in the manuscript were removed during editing.
As superfluidades no manuscrito foram removidas durante a edição.
2. Things that are unnecessary, excessive, or more than what is needed
She stripped away all the superfluities to focus on the essentials.
Ela eliminou todas as superfluidades para se concentrar no essencial.
3. Luxuries or non-essential items; extravagances
The wealthy household was filled with superfluities and opulence.
A mansão abastada estava repleta de superfluidades e opulência.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'superfluidades' is predominantly used in formal, literary, or academic discourse. In everyday speech, Brazilians more commonly use 'coisas desnecessárias,' 'excessos,' or simply 'supérfluo' (the adjective). In the USA, this word appears frequently in business optimization, minimalist philosophy, and literary criticism contexts, reflecting cultural values around efficiency and simplicity.
NYC Slang
extras, fluff, fat (colloquial for unnecessary elements)
Related Idioms & Phrases
strip away superfluities (remover as superfluidades)
luxuries and superfluities (luxos e superfluidades)
eliminate superfluities (eliminar o supérfluo)
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