Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperobservant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-ob-ser-vant
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely observant.

Example Sentences

"And the next time you're out in public, start becoming hyperobservant; look at people's faces and apply the principles you've learned here."
"Love, though, made Dudley hyperobservant."
"When her best friend, Hope Weaves, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated."
"The hyperobservant of you may have noticed I recently posted asking questions about moving from plus.net to virgin media cable broadband."

Etymology

From hyper- + observant. First used in the 1980s.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Inflected Forms

more hyperobservant (comparative) most hyperobservant (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperobservance

Questions

What does hyperobservant mean?: Extremely observant.
Where does hyperobservant come from?: From hyper- + observant. First used in the 1980s.

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