hyperrealism

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noun

A style in art that attempts to reproduce highly realistic graphic representations

OriginEnglish realism ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounhyperrealism (countable and uncountable, plural hyperrealisms)

plural hyperrealisms

  1. countableuncountableA style in art that attempts to reproduce highly realistic graphic representations
  2. countableuncountableentertainmentA compositional style defined by Noah Creshevsky as "an electroacoustic musical language constructed from sounds that are found in our shared environment (realism), handled in ways that are somehow exaggerated or excessive (hyper)."

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinreālis
  14. Old Frenchree
  15. Middle Englishreal
  16. Englishreal
  17. Englishrealism
  18. Englishhyperrealism

From hyper- + realism.

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Translations

Polish hiperrealizm
  • hiperrealizmTranslations
Spanish hiperrealismo
  • hiperrealismoTranslations
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APA

hyperrealism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperrealism

MLA

“hyperrealism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperrealism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperrealism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperrealism.

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