Meanings
adjectivehyperreal (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
- not comparablemathematicsBelonging to an extension of the real numbers containing those that cannot be produced by repeatedly adding 1; hence infinite.
- not comparableHaving the appearance of hyperrealism.
There's far more than just hot dogs to feast on too. The pizzas—gigantic, floppy, with a hyperreal waxy sheen—are mythic. They arrive exclusively in cheese, pepperoni, or supreme—the holy trinity—and will run you an eminently affordable $1.99 for a ridiculously huge wedge-shaped slice.
2023 September 6, Luke Winkie, “Our Greatest Fast-Food Joint Is Costco”, in Slate, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
- Proto-Italic*reis
- Classical Latinrēs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinreālis
- Old Frenchree
- Middle Englishreal
- Englishreal
- Englishhyperreal
Translations
Finnish hyperreaali, hyperreaalinen
- hyperreaaliTranslations
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- hyperreaalilukuTranslations
German hyperreell, hyperreelle Zahl
- hyperreellTranslations
- hyperreelle ZahlTranslations
Polish hiperrealistyczny, liczba hiperrealistyczna
- hiperrealistycznyTranslations
- liczba hiperrealistycznaTranslations
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Cite this entry
APA
hyperreal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperreal
MLA
“hyperreal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperreal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperreal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperreal.
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