remnant vs superfluity

remnant

noun
  • An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc. 

  • The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt. 

  • The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group. 

superfluity

noun
  • Something superfluous, as a luxury. 

  • The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness. 

  • Collective noun for a group of nuns. 

How often have the words remnant and superfluity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )