chimerical

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From chimera < Latin chimaera, < Ancient Greek  (chimaira), “‘she-goat’”). This term entered English around 1638.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kɪˈmɛɹɪkəl/

[edit] Adjective

chimerical (comparative more chimerical, superlative most chimerical)

Positive
chimerical

Comparative
more chimerical

Superlative
most chimerical
  1. Of or pertaining to a chimera.
  2. Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).
    a chimerical goal
  3. Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.

[edit] Translations

of or pertaining to a chimera
being a figment of the imagination
inherently fantastic
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