Supererogatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

more than is needed, desired, or required

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌuːpɚɹɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌuːpəɹɪɹˈɒɡətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌuːpəɹɪɹˈɒɡətəɹi/

7 syllables Say it as /sˌuːpɚɹɪɹˈɑːɡətˌɔːɹi/.

Examples

trying to lose excess weight
found some extra change lying on the dresser
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

superfluous supernumerary surplus extra redundant spare excess

Parts of Speech

adjective

more than is needed, desired, or required

“trying to lose excess weight”

Word Forms

redundance	noun	the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
redundancy	noun	repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
superfluity	noun	extreme excess
supernumerary	noun	a person serving no apparent function

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überragend

mehr als nötig, gewünscht oder erforderlich ist

🇫🇷French

surérogatoire

plus que ce qui est nécessaire, souhaité ou requis

🇪🇸Spanish

supererogatorio

más de lo necesario, deseado o requerido

🇮🇹Italian

supererogatorio

più di quanto sia necessario, desiderato o richiesto

🇳🇱Dutch

overdreven

meer dan nodig, gewenst of vereist is

🇵🇹Portuguese

supererrogatório

mais do que é necessário, desejado ou exigido

🇷🇺Russian

чрезмерный

больше, чем необходимо, желательно или требуется

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्त्तव्यातिक्ति

आवश्यकता, इच्छा या अपेक्षा से अधिक

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலதிகாரி

தேவை, விரும்பிய அல்லது தேவைக்கு அதிகமாக

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిశయోక్తి

అవసరమైన, కోరుకున్న లేదా అవసరం కంటే ఎక్కువ

🇮🇳Marathi

सुपररोगेटरी

गरजेपेक्षा जास्त, इच्छित किंवा आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુપરરોગેટરી

જરૂરી, ઇચ્છિત અથવા જરૂરી કરતાં વધુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಶಯ

ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ, ಬಯಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂപ്പർറോഗേറ്ററി

ആവശ്യമുള്ളതിനേക്കാളും, ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാളും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവശ്യമുള്ളതിലും കൂടുതൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

ضرورت سے زیادہ، مطلوبہ، یا ضرورت سے زیادہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

多余的

超过需要的、期望的或要求的

🇯🇵Japanese

超越的な

必要以上、望ましい以上、必要以上の

🇰🇷Korean

과장된

필요 이상, 원하거나 요구되는 것 이상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá khích

nhiều hơn mức cần thiết, mong muốn hoặc được yêu cầu

🇹🇭Thai

การให้นมบุตร

มากกว่าที่จำเป็น ต้องการ หรือจำเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berlebihan

lebih dari yang dibutuhkan, diinginkan, atau dibutuhkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نافل

أكثر مما هو مطلوب أو مرغوب أو مطلوب

🇮🇷Persian

نافله

بیش از آنچه مورد نیاز، دلخواه یا مورد نیاز است

🇹🇷Turkish

gereksiz

ihtiyaç duyulandan, arzu edilenden veya gerekli olandan daha fazlası

🇮🇱Hebrew

מופרז

יותר מהדרוש, הרצוי או הנדרש

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