English Explanatory Dictionary

hyper-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Forms augmentative forms of the root word.
  2. over, above
  3. much, more than normal
  4. excessive
  5. intensely, extremely, exceptional
  6. big, huge, giant
  7. Used to create forms that are found beyond the root.
  8. beyond
  9. existing in more than three spatial dimensions
  10. linked non-sequentially

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪpə/ /ˈhaɪpəɹ/ [ˈhʌɪpɚ] /ˈhɑɪpə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-hyper-.wav

Word forms

hyper-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over, above”) (English over), from *upo (“under, below”) (whence English up). Doublet of over-, super-, sur-, and uber-.

Synonyms

on- en- epi- super- supra- sur- trans- para- ultra- out- extra- preter- over- ana- uber- macro- arch- mega- maxi- giga- -zilla grand

Antonyms

hypo- under- sub- infra- dys- mal-

Derived words

hyper
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