superfluities
Things not needed
Superfluities are things beyond what is needed or useful—excesses, luxuries, or unnecessary additions.
The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone, often appearing in moral or economic contexts that distinguish necessities from extras: He stripped away life's superfluities and lived simply.
The budget eliminated superfluities first.
Showy, abundant prosperity
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- affluenceAbundance of money
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
splendor · grandeur · elegance · richness · pampering · indulgences · velvet · silk
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
profusion · surfeit · redundancy · overflow · saturation · overkill · overload · inundation
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- fripperyShowy, worthless adornment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- prodigalityReckless, wasteful expenditure
ostentation · embellishment · ornamentation · finery · adornment · gilding · flourish · trimming
Worthless discarded items
- bric-a-bracMiscellaneous small ornaments
- odds and endsMiscellaneous small items
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
stuff · things · miscellany · sundries · white elephants · dust collectors · garage sale items
Use up carelessly
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
- disposablesItems meant for discard
throwaways · discards · leftovers · scraps · remnants · conspicuous consumption
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- affluenceAbundance of money
magnificence · splendor · grandeur · elegance · richness · pampering · indulgences · velvet · silk · champagne
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- glutExcessive surplus
oversupply · profusion · surfeit · redundancy · overflow · saturation · overkill · overload · inundation · overage
frivolity
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- fripperyShowy, worthless adornment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
prodigality · ostentation · embellishment · ornamentation · finery · adornment · gilding · flourish · trimming · frill
junk
Worthless discarded items
- bric-a-bracMiscellaneous small ornaments
- odds and endsMiscellaneous small items
- accumulationCollected mass over time
hoarding · stuff · things · miscellany · sundries · white elephants · dust collectors · garage sale items
squander
Use up carelessly
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
disposables · throwaways · discards · leftovers · scraps · remnants · conspicuous consumption
superfluitiesnecessities
What you cannot lack
essentials · needs · requirements · basics · fundamentals
superfluitiesinsufficiencies
Lacks in adequacy
shortfalls · deficiencies · scarcities · shortages · lacks
superfluitieseconomies
Systems of production and trade
austerities · frugalities · thrift · parsimony · spareness
superfluous, superfluity, superfluously, superfluousness, superfluid