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superfluous men

superfluous men is the plural of superfluous man.

Meaning of superfluous man

Noun

superfluous man (plural superfluous men)

  1. A kind of character derived from the Byronic hero and associated with mid-1800s Russian literature: a man, usually privileged and capable, who flaunts or disregards social norms and exhibits cynicism, self-interest, and existential boredom.

Questions about superfluous men

What is superfluous men the plural of?
Superfluous men is the plural of superfluous man.

Words near superfluous men in the dictionary

  1. superfluorescent
  2. superfluous
  3. superfluous interval
  4. superfluous intervals
  5. superfluous man
  6. superfluous men
  7. superfluousities
  8. superfluousity
  9. superfluously
  10. superfluousness
  11. superfluousnesses

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