überflüssig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dispensable adj Able to be done without; easily replaced.
- expendable adj Able to be used up or spent, especially without much concern.
- extraneous adj Not relevant or necessary to the matter at hand; irrelevant.
- idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
- needless adj Not necessary; unwarranted.
- redundant adjective No longer needed; superfluous.
- spare adjective Extra; kept in reserve in case it is needed.
- superfluous adj More than is needed; unnecessary or excess.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
überflüssig is used for these senses in English:
- idle Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
- needless Not needed; unnecessary.
- redundant Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
- redundantly In a redundant manner.
- spare Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- superfluous In excess of what is required or sufficient.
- waste Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
- waste Superfluous; needless.
dispensable — full definition
- adj Able to be done without; easily replaced.
- adj Capable of being dispensed.
- adj Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
- adj Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
expendable — full definition
- adj Able to be used up or spent, especially without much concern.
- adj Regarded as not essential and able to be sacrificed or discarded.