"hyper" meaning in English

See hyper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/ [General-American], /ˈhæpɑ/ [Multicultural-London-English] Audio: en-au-hyper.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hyper.wav Forms: more hyper [comparative], most hyper [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ) Etymology: Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-. Head templates: {{en-adj}} hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper)
  1. (slang) Energetic; overly diligent. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-adj-xYM0EuMj
  2. (informal) Clipping of hyperactive Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: hyperactive
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-adj-Glrg6id0
  3. (paraphilia, informal) Of or related to hyper characters. Tags: informal Translations (of or related to hyper characters): hyper [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-adj-TMJI5BE~ Categories (other): Paraphilias Disambiguation of 'of or related to hyper characters': 1 2 92 4 2
  4. (paraphilia, informal) Extremely exaggerated in size and/or involving an excessive amount of substances, like a bodily fluids. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-adj-iXMiNrq3 Categories (other): Paraphilias, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Faster-than-light travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 6 10 4 7 10 4 3 15 15 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 6 11 3 4 22 3 2 13 21 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 0 1 5 10 1 4 8 1 1 13 14 6 4 4 14 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 3 6 15 3 5 17 6 3 14 17 6 5 Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 3 4 4 16 4 4 17 3 3 13 16 5 4 5
  5. (informal) Clipping of hypersexual Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: hypersexual
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-adj-VK5V4uiu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/ [General-American], /ˈhæpɑ/ [Multicultural-London-English] Audio: en-au-hyper.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hyper.wav Forms: hypers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ) Etymology: Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hyper (countable and uncountable, plural hypers)
  1. (countable, bodybuilding, informal) Clipping of hyperextension. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal Alternative form of: hyperextension Coordinate_terms: reverse hyper
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-noun-e~u7p9N0 Categories (other): Bodybuilding Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (uncountable, informal) Clipping of hypersexuality. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: hypersexuality
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-noun-byVHgf12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Spanish translations, Faster-than-light travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 6 10 4 7 10 4 3 15 15 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 6 11 3 4 22 3 2 13 21 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 3 6 15 3 5 17 6 3 14 17 6 5 Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 3 4 4 16 4 4 17 3 3 13 16 5 4 5
  3. (uncountable, science fiction, informal) Clipping of hyperspace. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: hyperspace
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-noun-ksoIZ9GF Categories (other): Science fiction Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  4. (uncountable, informal) Clipping of hyperthyroidism. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: hyperthyroidism
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-noun-MZ0RgkEg
  5. (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. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-noun-en:paraphilic_character Categories (other): Paraphilias, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Faster-than-light travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 6 10 4 7 10 4 3 15 15 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 6 11 3 4 22 3 2 13 21 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 0 1 5 10 1 4 8 1 1 13 14 6 4 4 14 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 3 6 15 3 5 17 6 3 14 17 6 5 Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 3 4 4 16 4 4 17 3 3 13 16 5 4 5
  6. (uncountable, paraphilia, informal) A paraphilia involving large, exaggerated body parts, or excessive amount of expelled substances, like bodily fluids. Tags: informal, uncountable Synonyms: hypertrophilia, hypersexuality
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-noun-en:paraphilia Categories (other): Paraphilias, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Faster-than-light travel Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 6 10 4 7 10 4 3 15 15 8 6 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 6 11 3 4 22 3 2 13 21 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 0 1 5 10 1 4 8 1 1 13 14 6 4 4 14 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 3 6 15 3 5 17 6 3 14 17 6 5 Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 3 4 4 16 4 4 17 3 3 13 16 5 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hyperfur Translations (fetish for characters with large exaggerated body parts): hyper [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (individual with large exaggerated body parts): hyper [masculine] (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'fetish for characters with large exaggerated body parts': 3 6 1 1 43 47 Disambiguation of 'individual with large exaggerated body parts': 3 5 2 2 48 41

Noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/ [General-American], /ˈhæpɑ/ [Multicultural-London-English] Audio: en-au-hyper.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hyper.wav Forms: hypers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyper (plural hypers)
  1. (wrestling) Alternative form of hiper. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hiper Related terms: inflation, macrophilia
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-noun-02szaiIq Categories (other): Wrestling Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhaɪ.pəɹ/ [General-American], /ˈhæpɑ/ [Multicultural-London-English] Audio: en-au-hyper.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hyper.wav Forms: hypers [present, singular, third-person], hypering [participle, present], hypered [participle, past], hypered [past]
Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ) Etymology: Shortenings, all ultimately from the prefix hyper-. Head templates: {{en-verb}} hyper (third-person singular simple present hypers, present participle hypering, simple past and past participle hypered)
  1. (transitive, photography) To subject (a film or plate) to photographic hypersensitization, chiefly as a technique in astrophotography. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-verb-QXLX8NSw Categories (other): Photography Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  2. (transitive) To expose (an animal) to a disease-causing organism, to promote hyperimmunity. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hyper-en-verb-UW2qepoP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "text": "When I was diagnosed with hyper, I was vomiting, eating as though I had been suffering from malnutrition, sweating profusely, shaking uncontrollably.....and it's funny now, but I thought I was pregnant and suffering morning sickness.",
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          "text": "Not really much to say about me, really....for all intents and purposes I actually qualify as a hyper, I suppose. I'm a 3ft 7in tall mousie that has to wear baggy pants just to walk about in public, and even then my..erm...luggage still shows a little. n.n; Though they've been known to get bigger under certain circumstances....sometimes uncontrollably.",
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          "ref": "2023 May 24, @CroixAlmer, Twitter, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2024:",
          "text": "would it be cute for a hyper to be like \"hey, sorry my room is so... damp. i do my best to keep it clean.\" i think that's kinda cute, personally.",
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          "ref": "[2015 April 18, “making some changes”, in FurAffinity, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2024:",
          "text": "So we have come to a conclusion. Since the definition of \"hyper\" shouldn't just mean \"big genitals\" it should cover the whole spectrum of the body. Whether it's muscle or whatever one thinks is hyper. Hyper doesn't have one set meaning and we believe people deserve to have entitlement to share their sonas of hyper anything and not just by their crotch or chest but by their body itself. So with that hyper muscle and anything that defines \"hyper\" is welcome to be shared and faved or posted here. We want furs to be comfortable here and flaunt their massive anatomy. Thanks for listening and here's to hyper!",
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          "text": "Not really much to say about me, really....for all intents and purposes I actually qualify as a hyper, I suppose. I'm a 3ft 7in tall mousie that has to wear baggy pants just to walk about in public, and even then my..erm...luggage still shows a little. n.n; Though they've been known to get bigger under certain circumstances....sometimes uncontrollably.",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (96027d6 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.