redundant

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective more than is needed, desired, or required
  2. adjective repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant

Etymology

From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

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