hyper

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.pə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/ (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) (MLE) IPA(key): /ˈhæpɑ/ Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-. ==== Noun ==== hyper (countable and uncountable, plural hypers) (countable, bodybuilding, informal) Clipping of hyperextension. Coordinate term: reverse hyper (uncountable, informal) Clipping of hypersexuality. (uncountable, science fiction, informal) Clipping of hyperspace. (uncountable, informal) Clipping of hyperthyroidism. (countable, paraphilia, informal) A character or an individual with large body parts, usually the erogenous zones, with extremely exaggerated sizes, as the object of paraphilic arousal. [from mid-2000s] (uncountable, paraphilia, informal) A paraphilia involving large, exaggerated body parts, or excessive amount of expelled substances, like bodily fluids. [from mid-2000s] Synonyms: hypertrophilia, hypersexuality ===== Derived terms ===== hyperfur ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== hyper (third-person singular simple present hypers, present participle hypering, simple past and past participle hypered) (transitive, photography) To subject (a film or plate) to photographic hypersensitization, chiefly as a technique in astrophotography. (transitive) To expose (an animal) to a disease-causing organism, to promote hyperimmunity. ==== Adjective ==== hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper) (slang) Energetic; overly diligent. (informal) Clipping of hyperactive (paraphilia, informal) Of or related to hyper characters. (paraphilia, informal) Extremely exaggerated in size and/or involving an excessive amount of substances, like a bodily fluids. (informal) Clipping of hypersexual ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hyper (plural hypers) (wrestling) Alternative form of hiper. === See also === inflation macrophilia == Dutch == === Etymology === From hyper-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦi.pər/ Hyphenation: hy‧per Rhymes: -ipər === Adjective === hyper (not comparable) (slang) hyperactive, particularly in a panicked or frenetic way ==== Declension ==== === Noun === hyper c (plural hypers, no diminutive) (informal) hyperglycaemia Synonym: hyperglykemie Antonym: hypo == French == === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /i.pɛʁ/ === Adverb === hyper (informal) very, a lot == Swedish == === Adjective === hyper (comparative mer hyper, superlative mest hyper, indeclinable) (slang) hyper, hyperactive (overly) energetic) Synonym: speedad ==== See also ==== damp hyper- === Noun === hyper indefinite plural of hype