overplus means that which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus. It carries an Arena rating of 1574, earned across 7 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, overplus ranks #55 of 13,217 for Most Elegant Words, #4,335 of 13,217 for Most Ingenious Words, #4,450 of 13,217 for Most Malleable Words, #4,539 of 13,217 for Most Beautiful Words.
overplus is pronounced /ˈəʊvəplʌs/.
Why “overplus” is a great word
The quantity that remains once necessity has been satisfied; the residue of sufficiency. From the English prefix over- (implying excess) combined with Anglo-Norman and Middle French plus (meaning "more"), it was first attested in the 14th century. Unlike surplus, which speaks the language of ledgers and granaries, or superfluity, which scolds with the moral weight of waste, overplus is the quiet remainder, the arithmetic of contentment. It is the single apple left in the bowl after the pie is made, the few coins forgotten in a winter coat pocket, the extra hour of daylight saved at the end of a perfectly full day—a gentle, unlooked-for bounty that makes no demands.
Etymology
From over- + Anglo-Norman plus, Middle French plus.
noun
- That which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus.“Where some for an over-plus, or supererogation have added this necessaity, that they must necessarily accompany them, as well in death, as in life.”
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