Word.ws English Dictionary

hyperphysical

hyperphysical adjective: supernatural, beyond the physical realm, immaterial, metaphysical.

Adjective

hyperphysical (comparative more hyperphysical, superlative most hyperphysical)

  1. Supernatural, beyond the physical realm, immaterial, metaphysical
    • Yet what becomes quickly discernible is that violence and hyperphysical activity often result in the same kinds of address as the hypercomplex frames of meta-reference.2008 March, Christian McCrea, “Explosive, Expulsive, Extraordinary: The Dimensional Excess of Animated Bodies”, in Animation, volume 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2011
  2. (often) Highly stimulating, offering intense or abundant visual, tactile, or other physical stimulation.
    • In the post-pandemic present, the key to success is undoubtedly the "hyperphysical" shops, the macro trend, identified by The Future Laboratory and reported by Vogue Business, which describes retail spaces so spectacular that visiting them is an emotional experience. From Balenciaga's pink fur-clad...2022 May 5, Lucy Shaw, “The future of retail is "hyperphysical"”, in Nss magazine
    • Additionally, the store can lead to an immersive brand activation environment, with the digital and physical environment converging more and more. Some of this discussion involves concepts such as hyperphysical stores (where the tangible aspects are highly visible and sensorial) and other leans...2024, Ana Roncha, “Fashion brand management”, in Rosemary Varley, Ana Roncha, Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas, Liz Gee, editors, Fashion Management: A Strategic Approach, London: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 104

Forms of hyperphysical

comparativemore hyperphysical
superlativemost hyperphysical

Origin of hyperphysical

From hyper- + physical.

Words formed from hyperphysical

Questions about hyperphysical

What does hyperphysical mean?
Hyperphysical means supernatural, beyond the physical realm, immaterial, metaphysical.
What part of speech is hyperphysical?
Hyperphysical is an adjective.

Words near hyperphysical in the dictionary

  1. hyperphrenia
  2. hyperphrenic
  3. hyperphyll
  4. hyperphyllin
  5. hyperphylls
  6. hyperphysical
  7. hyperphysicality
  8. hyperphysically
  9. hyperphysics
  10. hyperphysiologic
  11. hyperphysiological

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hyperphysical (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “hyperphysical.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/hyperphysical. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.