redundant

re·dun·dant

adj \ri-ˈdən-dənt\

Definition of REDUNDANT

1

a : exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous b : characterized by or containing an excess; specifically : using more words than necessary c : characterized by similarity or repetition <a group of particularly redundant brick buildings> d chiefly British : no longer needed for a job and hence laid off

2

: profuse, lavish

3

: serving as a duplicate for preventing failure of an entire system (as a spacecraft) upon failure of a single component

— re·dun·dant·ly adverb

Examples of REDUNDANT

1. He edited the paper and removed any redundant information or statements.
2. Avoid redundant expressions in your writing.
3. Some people say that since all adages are old, the phrase “old adage” is redundant.
4. The drone had originally been designed to go places the Blackbird could not, but it had become redundant on discovery of the fact that there was nowhere the SR-71 could not go in safety … —Tom Clancy, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, 1989
5. Undoubtedly in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred a witness to an occurrence is someone who has seen it. Therefore, some editors have said, eyewitness is a redundant word and it should be consigned to the dustbin. —Theodore M. Bernstein, Mrs. Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins, 1971
6. There they sat, grounded upon the ground, silent, uncomplaining, with bowed heads, a pathetic sight. And by hideous contrast, a redundant orator was making a speech to another gathering not thirty steps away … —Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 1889

Origin of REDUNDANT

Latin redundant-, redundans, present participle of redundare to overflow — more at redound

First Known Use: 1594

Related to REDUNDANT

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

Related Words: accessory, additional, supplemental, supplementary; de trop, dispensable, extraneous, gratuitous, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unwanted; abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, plenteous, plentiful

Near Antonyms: deficient, inadequate, insufficient, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, short, shortish, skimpy, sparse

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Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

Rhymes with REDUNDANT

abundant