super-realadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəˈrɪəl/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈri(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, real adj.²

Etymology: < super- prefix + real adj.² With later use in senses A. 2 and B. compare surreal adj. and also superreality n., super-realism n., super-realist n., superrealistic adj.In quot. 1841 at sense A. 1 perhaps an isolated early use motivated by rhyme.

A. adj.

1. Extremely realistic; (also) very detailed.In quot. 1841: authentic, genuine.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] > of the nature of daydreams

castle-built1841

super-real1841

super-real1859

pipe-dreamy1899

superrealistic1925

surreal1937

1841 Dollar Mag. June 168/2 Life-reviving, health-improving, New ideal, Super-real Indian Johny-cake.

1941 Art Digest 1 June 10/3 The super-real, acutely observed watercolors of Audubon.

1978 Boys' Life Aug. 15 (advt.) Kits contain authentic decals for a super-real look.

1992 R. Goldman Reading Ads Socially vi. 151 This photo of the jeans is a close-up ‘super-real’ shot that permits viewers to see the rows of threads in the denim.

2004 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Apr. 188/3 Five speakers that reproduce the super-real surround-sound acoustics you hear in a movie theater.

2. That transcends or is beyond ordinary reality; spec. = surreal adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] > of the nature of daydreams

castle-built1841

super-real1841

super-real1859

pipe-dreamy1899

superrealistic1925

surreal1937

1859 Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 14 May 313/2 Some world whose connection with this is super-practical, and whose existence is to this state of existence super-real.

1897 Monist 8 135 The forms of things..are eternal types; they constitute a superreal reality, a supercosmic order of things.

1942 Horizon July 41 The best Winchester pictures..possess the quality of super-real mystery.

2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 15 Demons and magicians and monsters, oh my!—a bizarre menagerie of unreal, superreal entities.

B. n.

Chiefly with the. That which is super-real; spec. the surreal.

ΚΠ

1879 Students' Jrnl. & Hosp. Gaz. 30 Aug. 213/2 Religious tendencies, however, influenced his further career, and, quitting the active prosecution of the natural, he sought the consolations of the super-real.

1917 Musical Times May 201/2 Art is idealism, and idealism is the super-real.

1952 R. Campbell Lorca iv. 63 There are also curious nonsensical excursions into the super-real.

1997 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Nov. 14 Fitzgerald's dream pictures..are plagued by the creatures of nightmare. His paintings belong to a druggy super-real.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	super-real
释义	super-realadj.n. Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈrɪəl/, /ˌsjuːpəˈrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈri(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, real adj.² Etymology: < super- prefix + real adj.² With later use in senses A. 2 and B. compare surreal adj. and also superreality n., super-realism n., super-realist n., superrealistic adj.In quot. 1841 at sense A. 1 perhaps an isolated early use motivated by rhyme. A. adj. 1. Extremely realistic; (also) very detailed.In quot. 1841: authentic, genuine. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] > of the nature of daydreams castle-built1841 super-real1841 super-real1859 pipe-dreamy1899 superrealistic1925 surreal1937 1841 Dollar Mag. June 168/2 Life-reviving, health-improving, New ideal, Super-real Indian Johny-cake. 1941 Art Digest 1 June 10/3 The super-real, acutely observed watercolors of Audubon. 1978 Boys' Life Aug. 15 (advt.) Kits contain authentic decals for a super-real look. 1992 R. Goldman Reading Ads Socially vi. 151 This photo of the jeans is a close-up ‘super-real’ shot that permits viewers to see the rows of threads in the denim. 2004 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Apr. 188/3 Five speakers that reproduce the super-real surround-sound acoustics you hear in a movie theater. 2. That transcends or is beyond ordinary reality; spec. = surreal adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [adjective] > of the nature of daydreams castle-built1841 super-real1841 super-real1859 pipe-dreamy1899 superrealistic1925 surreal1937 1859 Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 14 May 313/2 Some world whose connection with this is super-practical, and whose existence is to this state of existence super-real. 1897 Monist 8 135 The forms of things..are eternal types; they constitute a superreal reality, a supercosmic order of things. 1942 Horizon July 41 The best Winchester pictures..possess the quality of super-real mystery. 2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 15 Demons and magicians and monsters, oh my!—a bizarre menagerie of unreal, superreal entities. B. n. Chiefly with the. That which is super-real; spec. the surreal. ΚΠ 1879 Students' Jrnl. & Hosp. Gaz. 30 Aug. 213/2 Religious tendencies, however, influenced his further career, and, quitting the active prosecution of the natural, he sought the consolations of the super-real. 1917 Musical Times May 201/2 Art is idealism, and idealism is the super-real. 1952 R. Campbell Lorca iv. 63 There are also curious nonsensical excursions into the super-real. 1997 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Nov. 14 Fitzgerald's dream pictures..are plagued by the creatures of nightmare. His paintings belong to a druggy super-real. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1841
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