Necessary vs Superfluous - What's the difference?
necessary | superfluous |
needed, required
* Shakespeare
* Tillotson
Such as must be; not to be avoided; inevitable.
* Shakespeare
Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary.
(archaic, British) bathroom, toilet, loo
In excess of what is required or sufficient.
As adjectives the difference between necessary and superfluous
is that necessary is needed, required while superfluous is in excess of what is required or sufficient.As a noun necessary
is (archaic|british) bathroom, toilet, loo.necessary
English
(wikipedia necessary)Adjective
(en adjective)- 'Tis necessary he should die.
- A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.
- Death, a necessary end, / Will come when it will come.
- Whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.
Synonyms
* (needed) See also * (such as must be) inevitable, naturalAntonyms
* (needed) unnecessary * (such as must be) evitable, incidental, impossibleDerived terms
* necessarily * necessary conditionExternal links
*Noun
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* *Statistics
*superfluous
English
Adjective
(-)- With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous .