hypersocial

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adjective

Extremely social.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivehypersocial (comparative more hypersocial, superlative most hypersocial)

comparative more hypersocial · superlative most hypersocial

  1. Extremely social.

    "I'm a hypersocial person," she said.

    2007 December 13, Brent Bowers, “An Enthusiast Entrepreneur Kicks Off a T-Shirt Business”, in New York Times
    1 more example

    Some rats in these overcrowded communities appeared to develop hypersocial tendencies, seemingly obtaining accentuated satisfaction from close social contacts, refusing to eat except in the company of their companions.

    1974, Roger Pearson, Introduction to anthropology
  2. Going out of their way to please their owner, as compared to a merely tame animal.

Origin

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APA

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

Chicago

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