hyperphantasia
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A condition where one's mental imagery (the mind's eye) is extremely realistic, to the point of confusion with reality.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Based on their surveys, Dr. Zeman and his colleagues estimate that 2.6 percent of people have hyperphantasia and that 0.7 percent have aphantasia. […] Charles Darwin left behind writings hinting at hyperphantasia: When he was once asked to recall the objects that had been on his breakfast table that morning, he said they were “as distinct as if I had photos before me.”"
Etymology
From hyper- + phantasia; from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”).