chimeral

9.9

Something that is strange and unreal, often like a mix of animals

adjective
/kaɪˈmɪrəl/

Literature

: quimérico

The novel is set in a chimeral world filled with strange, mythic creatures.

Examples

The artist's chimeral creations captivated everyone.
She described her dreams as chimeral fantasies.
Her hopes for peace in the war-torn region seemed almost chimeral to the skeptical diplomats.
Many regarded his proposal as a chimeral vision rather than a feasible solution.
The artist's new painting features a chimeral landscape filled with vibrant colors and impossible shapes.
His chimeral ideas for the story included talking animals and flying cities that defy the laws of nature.
The novel is a chimeral tale, blending fantasy and reality in unexpected ways.

Synonyms

chimeric

vschimeral

Specialized

1 9.9

Made of parts from different animals or sources, often strange and imaginary

is purely fantastical or unreal rather than a mixed-origin technical thing

chimerical

vschimeral

Literature

1 9.9

Only in the imagination and very unlikely to happen

is used for things that resemble a fantastical being rather than being merely imagined

Antonyms

genuine

156 3.2

Truly felt and not fake, for example a smile or apology

realistic

65 4.1

Showing things as they are in real life

How Imaginary

absurd

288 4.4

chimeral

Literature

9.9

fanciful

12 6.0

imaginative

60 3.7

Surface Forms

chimeral positive

Morphology

chimeral = chimera (transparent) = chimera + al

The adjective is formed regularly from 'chimera' with '-al' and its meaning 'relating to or resembling a chimera' follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Chimeral comes from the old word chimera, a creature in Greek stories made from parts of different animals like a lion and a goat. Because a chimera is a strange, impossible mix, chimeral means 'fantastically imaginary' or 'unreal', like a wild dream or idea.