supernumerary

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
2. An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
3. Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
4. An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
5. A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Greater in number than.
2. (not-comparable) Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
3. (not-comparable, specifically) Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
4. (not-comparable) Beyond what is necessary; redundant.

Concepts

surnuméraire

en surnombre

figurant

hallebardier

redondant

superflu

suppléant

excédant

comparse

personnel superflu

en trop

Synonymes

extra

redundant

superfluous

spare

surplus

spear carrier

additional

excess

supererogatory

needless

otiose

gratuitous

figurant

super

spear-carrier

exceeding

dispensable

unasked

uncalled-for

unnecessary

unneeded

unsolicited

useless

walkon

walk-on

figurante

useless workers

dead

💀

inessential

Traductions

supernumerario

überzählig

Statist

fazla

figurante

zait

comparsa

extra

κομπάρσος

sovrannumerario

extra

überzähliger Angestellter

überflüssiger Beamter

sobrant

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Late Latin supernumerarius (“extra soldier added to a legion; supernumerary”), from super (“above; beyond”) + numerus (“number; collection, quantity”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns or numerals). The word is analysable as super- + numeral + -ary.