hyperrealism

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hy·per·re·al·ism | \ ˌhī-pər-ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm

, -ˈrēl-ˌi- \

Definition of hyperrealism

: realism in art characterized by depiction of real life in an unusual or striking manner — compare photo-realism

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Other Words from hyperrealism

hyperrealist \ ˌhī-pər-ˈrē-ə-list

, -ˈrēl-ist \ adjective

hyperrealistic \ ˌhī-pər-ˌrē-ə-ˈli-stik

, -ˌrēl-ˈi- \ adjective

Examples of hyperrealism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What happens during a hyperrealism brows appointment? — Jessica Harris, refinery29.com, "Forget Microblading — Hyperrealism Brows Are Taking Over & They’re So Natural," 6 Jan. 2021 There’s a kind of a hyperrealism there and a kind of surrealism there. — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, "Finding Truth and Fiction on Film Sets in the South," 8 Dec. 2019 Here’s another parade of dignitaries, long conversations on terrible couches, banal governmental hyperrealism crafted by someone who hates politics too much to understand it. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Attack of the Clones," 20 Nov. 2019 The wordless action is an exercise in hyperrealism, drawing attention to the slow passing of time and to the banal ways that mental illness manifests itself. — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, "Dallas theater festival deals with mental illness and other issues facing us in these anxious times," 18 July 2019 But experts say that such gaming hyperrealism is unlikely to make much of a difference. — Bloomberg.com, "Trump Reopens a Seemingly Settled Video-Game Debate," 7 Mar. 2018 The disparity of size and the hyperrealism is astounding, and that is their first lure. — Gaile Robinson, star-telegram, "Mueck's eerily lifelike sculptures return to Modern, contrast with works at Amon Carter," 16 Feb. 2018

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