superflux
/ˈsuːpə(ɹ)flʌks/
superflux means an overabundance; a great amount. It carries an Arena rating of 1647, earned across 20 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, superflux ranks #1,828 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #2,000 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #2,671 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #3,183 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words.
superflux is pronounced /ˈsuːpə(ɹ)flʌks/.
Why “superflux” is a great word
An overflowing excess or superabundance, more than is needed or can be contained. From Latin superfluxus, from superfluō ('to overflow'), from super- ('over') + fluō ('to flow'). Unlike a 'surfeit,' which implies a sickening excess, or a 'dearth,' its stark antonym, a superflux is a more neutral, even majestic, description of sheer plenitude. It is the wine cascading over the rim of the cup, the ripe fruit bursting on the bough, the attic so crammed that the door will not shut—a testament to the world's relentless, indifferent fecundity.
Etymology
From Latin superfluxus, from superfluō (“overflow”).
noun
- An overabundance; a great amounte.g.“Take physic, pomp;
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel,
That thou mayst shake the superflux to them
And show the heavens more just.” — 1608, 1619, 1623, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 3, scene 4:
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