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hyperrealist

hyperrealist noun: an artist of the school of hyperrealism.

Noun

hyperrealist (plural hyperrealists)

  1. An artist of the school of hyperrealism.
    • I find that I'm not a hyperrealist. I have to laugh, because Dali also told me I wasn't one, but rather ‘hypermetaphysical’…1999, T. Raspail, Jean Olivier Hucleux, 1971–1999, Lyon: Skira, →ISBN, page 277
  2. One who subscribes to the idea of hyperreality.
  3. (literally) An extreme realist.
    • Dalio describes himself as a "hyperrealist," in the sense that he is driven to understand the processes that govern the way the world really works, without bringing subjective value judgments into the equation.2009 March 19, Brian O'Keefe, “Inside the world's biggest hedge fund”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023

Forms of hyperrealist

pluralhyperrealists

Origin of hyperrealist

From hyper- + realist.

Questions about hyperrealist

What does hyperrealist mean?
Hyperrealist means an artist of the school of hyperrealism.
What part of speech is hyperrealist?
Hyperrealist is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperrealist?
The plural of hyperrealist is hyperrealists.

Words near hyperrealist in the dictionary

  1. hyperreal numbers
  2. hyperreal religion
  3. hyperreal religions
  4. hyperrealism
  5. hyperrealisms
  6. hyperrealist
  7. hyperrealistic
  8. hyperrealists
  9. hyperrealities
  10. hyperreality
  11. hyperreals

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