hyperreal
Britishadjective
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involving or characterized by particularly realistic graphic representation
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distorting or exaggerating reality
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pertaining to or creating a hyperreality
noun
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that which constitutes hyperreality
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short for hyperreal number
Example Sentences
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The thing Andrzej and I were very clear on was that it was deep focus, very crisp, which gave it a kind of hyperreal quality.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025
Staring into a phone camera, preening to check our makeup or undereye circles, gives us a hyperreal mirror, but this, too, is distorted and reversed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
But then the past comes suddenly into focus with a shimmering, almost hyperreal clarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
The palmas — those crisp hand claps that punctuate flamenco music — sounded almost hyperreal, as if God was lurking behind the curtains, applauding his favorite new singer like a smitten metronome.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
Users enter a phrase or string of words into DALL-E, and the tool returns its own interpretation in the form of four images, ranging from whimsical to hyperreal.
From The Verge ● Jul. 20, 2022
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