Associations to the word «Supernumerary»

SUPERNUMERARY, noun. A civil designation for somebody who works in a group, association or public office, without forming part of the regular staff; those distinguished from numerary. (For example, supernumerary judges are those who help the regular judges when there is a surplus amount of work.)

SUPERNUMERARY, noun. An extra or walk-on in a film or play; spear-carrier.

SUPERNUMERARY, noun. An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.

SUPERNUMERARY, adjective. Extra; beyond the standard or prescribed amount or number.

SUPERNUMERARY, adjective. Greater in number than.

SUPERNUMERARY, adjective. Beyond what is necessary.

SUPERNUMERARY, noun. A person serving no apparent function; "reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries".

SUPERNUMERARY, noun. A minor actor in crowd scenes.

SUPERNUMERARY, adjective. More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy".