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- [ki-mer-i-kuh l or ki-mer-ik; -meer-, kahy-]
- /kɪˈmɛr ɪ kəl or kɪˈmɛr ɪk; -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ-/
- /kaɪˈmɪə.rə/
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- [ki-mer-i-kuh l or ki-mer-ik; -meer-, kahy-]
- /kɪˈmɛr ɪ kəl or kɪˈmɛr ɪk; -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ-/
Definitions of chimerical word
- adjective chimerical wildly fanciful; imaginary 3
- adjective chimerical given to or indulging in fantasies 3
- adjective chimerical imaginary; fantastic; unreal 3
- adjective chimerical absurd; impossible 3
- adjective chimerical indulging in unrealistic fancies; visionary 3
- adjective chimerical unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise. 1
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Origin of chimerical
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; chimer(a) + -ical
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Parts of speech for Chimerical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chimerical popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
chimerical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chimerical
adj chimerical
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- delusive — tending to delude; misleading
- fanciful — characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
- fantastic — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
- imaginary — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
adjective chimerical
- fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
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