Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Superfluous and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superfluous" instead an adjective "Background".
Superfluous
Superfluous adjective - Being over what is needed.
Background and superfluous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead an adjective "Superfluous".
Nearby Words: superfluity, superfluously
Both words in one sentence
- The lab has a superfluous environment, including for some reason a monorail in the background.
- With one notable exception ("Lancelot and Guinevere") the episodes will either focus on one female character or the other, requiring the superfluous one to voice her Mandatory Line before fading into the background.
Source: Mandatory Line -
All Superfluous elves get is the ability to know when they aren't needed or should just go, and an ability to blend into the background.
Source: Webcomic / Erfworld
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