Spanish Conversation · Level 122
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Spanish word
redundante
Pronunciation
IPA/reðunˈdante/
Meaning
- adjectiveredundant
Example
Tu explicación es redundante.
Your explanation is redundant.
More examples
Esa información es redundante y confunde al lector.
That information is redundant and confuses the reader.
Core concept
A line repeated across a page.
Common phrases
explicación redundante
redundant explanation
información redundante
redundant information
comentario redundante
redundant comment
Similar words
repetitivo: Repeats the same point multiple times.
verboso: Uses too many words and lacks concision.
innecesario: Includes elements that are unnecessary in the context.
superfluo: Adds material beyond what is needed.
Definition in Spanish
Que incluye elementos o repeticiones innecesarias que no aportan información nueva.
Word origin
The adjective comes from Latin redundāre 'to overflow' and originally referred to a literal overflowing before extending to excessive or repetitively superfluous expressions.
Usage tips
- In casual speech speakers often use de más to say something is unnecessary instead of using the adjective redundante.
Other meanings
- superfluousadjective
- repetitiveadjective
- unnecessaryadjective
Opposites
- concisoconciseadjective
- brevebriefadjective
Related words
- redundanciaredundancynoun
- redundarbe redundantverb