[ noun ] extreme excess <noun.attribute> an embarrassment of riches
Superfluity \Su`per*flu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Superfluities}. [L. superfluit['e], L. superfluitas. See {Superfluous}.] 1. A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth.
A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a troubled superfluity. --Suckling.
2. The state or quality of being superfluous; excess. ``By a superfluity abominable.'' --Chaucer.
3. Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury.