hyperesthetic

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ esthetic.

Adjective

hyperesthetic (comparative more hyperesthetic, superlative most hyperesthetic)

1. Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia.
2. Excessively esthetic
   • 1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)‎^[1]:

     It is probable, however, that here, as well as in the case of Shakespeare, and in that of Tennyson's love for his youthful friend, Arthur Hallam, as well as of Montaigne for Etienne de la Boëtie, although such strong friendships may involve an element of sexual emotion, we have no true and definite homosexual impulse; homosexuality is merely simulated by the ardent and hyperesthetic emotions of the poet.