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hyperesthetic

hyperesthetic adjective: relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia.

Adjective

hyperesthetic (comparative more hyperesthetic, superlative most hyperesthetic)

  1. Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia.
  2. Excessively esthetic
    • It is probable, however, that here, as well as in the case of Shakespeare, and in that of Tennyson's love for his youthful friend, Arthur Hallam, as well as of Montaigne for Etienne de la Boëtie, although such strong friendships may involve an element of sexual emotion, we have no true and definite...1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)

Forms of hyperesthetic

comparativemore hyperesthetic
superlativemost hyperesthetic

Origin of hyperesthetic

From hyper- + esthetic.

Questions about hyperesthetic

What does hyperesthetic mean?
Hyperesthetic means relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia.
What part of speech is hyperesthetic?
Hyperesthetic is an adjective.

Words near hyperesthetic in the dictionary

  1. hyperessence
  2. hyperessences
  3. hyperest
  4. hyperesthesia
  5. hyperesthesias
  6. hyperesthetic
  7. hyperestrinism
  8. hyperestrogenemia
  9. hyperestrogenemic
  10. hyperestrogenic
  11. hyperestrogenism

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