adj
Meaning 1
Energetic; overly diligent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Standard Lemma guide
hyper
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪ.pə/
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General-American: /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/
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Multicultural-London-English: /ˈhæpɑ/
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rhymes with -aɪpə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: HH AY1 P ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Clipping of hyperactive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or related to hyper characters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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adj
Meaning 4
Extremely exaggerated in size and/or involving an excessive amount of substances, like a bodily fluids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- hyper cock
- hyper scat
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adj
Meaning 5
Clipping of hypersexual
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
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noun
Meaning 6
Clipping of hyperextension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal
Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 7
Clipping of hypersexuality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Clipping of hyperspace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
Meaning 9
Clipping of hyperthyroidism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
A character or an individual with large body parts, usually the erogenous zones, with extremely exaggerated sizes, as the object of paraphilic arousal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal
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noun
Meaning 11
A paraphilia involving large, exaggerated body parts, or excessive amount of expelled substances, like bodily fluids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hypertrophilia, hypersexuality
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
Alternative form of hiper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
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verb
Meaning 13
To subject (a film or plate) to photographic hypersensitization, chiefly as a technique in astrophotography.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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verb
Meaning 14
To expose (an animal) to a disease-causing organism, to promote hyperimmunity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology
Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: hyper — of or related to hyper characters
- Spanish: hyper — individual with large exaggerated body parts
- Spanish: hyper — fetish for characters with large exaggerated body parts