Redundant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

more than is needed, desired, or required

repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻdˈʌndənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪdˈʌndənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪdˈʌndənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻdˈʌndənt/.

Examples

trying to lose excess weight
found some extra change lying on the dresser
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tautologic supererogatory superfluous supernumerary surplus extra spare tautological excess pleonastic

Parts of Speech

adjective	more than is needed, desired, or required “trying to lose excess weight”
adjective	repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant “`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions”

Word Forms

redundance	noun	the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
redundancy	noun	repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
superfluity	noun	extreme excess
supernumerary	noun	a person serving no apparent function
pleonasm	noun	using more words than necessary
tautology	noun	useless repetition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

überflüssig

mehr als nötig, gewünscht oder erforderlich ist

🇫🇷French

redondant

plus que ce qui est nécessaire, souhaité ou requis

🇪🇸Spanish

redundante

más de lo necesario, deseado o requerido

🇮🇹Italian

ridondante

più di quanto sia necessario, desiderato o richiesto

🇳🇱Dutch

overbodig

meer dan nodig, gewenst of vereist is

🇵🇹Portuguese

redundante

mais do que é necessário, desejado ou exigido

🇷🇺Russian

избыточный

больше, чем необходимо, желательно или требуется

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनावश्यक

आवश्यकता, इच्छा या अपेक्षा से अधिक

🇧🇩Bengali

অপ্রয়োজনীয়

প্রয়োজনের চেয়ে বেশি, কাঙ্ক্ষিত বা প্রয়োজনীয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவையற்ற

தேவை, விரும்பிய அல்லது தேவைக்கு அதிகமாக

🇮🇳Telugu

అనవసరమైన

అవసరమైన, కోరుకున్న లేదా అవసరం కంటే ఎక్కువ

🇮🇳Marathi

अनावश्यक

गरजेपेक्षा जास्त, इच्छित किंवा आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરર્થક

જરૂરી, ઇચ્છિત અથવા જરૂરી કરતાં વધુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಗತ್ಯ

ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ, ಬಯಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാവശ്യമായ

ആവശ്യമുള്ളതിനേക്കാളും, ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാളും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവശ്യമുള്ളതിലും കൂടുതൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੋੜਾ

ਲੋੜ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ, ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ, ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے کار

ضرورت سے زیادہ، مطلوبہ، یا ضرورت سے زیادہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

多余的

超过需要的、期望的或要求的

🇯🇵Japanese

冗長な

必要以上、望ましい以上、必要以上の

🇰🇷Korean

많은

필요 이상, 원하거나 요구되는 것 이상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dư thừa

nhiều hơn mức cần thiết, mong muốn hoặc được yêu cầu

🇹🇭Thai

ซ้ำซ้อน

มากกว่าที่จำเป็น ต้องการ หรือจำเป็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

berulang

lebih dari yang dibutuhkan, diinginkan, atau dibutuhkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalabisan

higit sa kailangan, ninanais, o kinakailangan

🇲🇾Malay

berlebihan

lebih daripada yang diperlukan, dikehendaki atau diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متكرر

أكثر مما هو مطلوب أو مرغوب أو مطلوب

🇮🇷Persian

اضافی

بیش از آنچه مورد نیاز، دلخواه یا مورد نیاز است

🇹🇷Turkish

gereksiz

ihtiyaç duyulandan, arzu edilenden veya gerekli olandan daha fazlası

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְיוּתָר

יותר מהדרוש, הרצוי או הנדרש

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The primary meaning of 'redundant' is 'more than is needed, desired, or required'.

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