All chimera synonyms

noun chimera

• rainbow — a bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain. Compare primary rainbow, secondary rainbow.
• monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
• fabrication — the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
• delusion — A delusion is a false idea.
• hallucination — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
• fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
• illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
• figment — a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion: The noises in the attic were just a figment of his imagination.
• mirage — an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
• monstrosity — the state or character of being monstrous.
• snare — one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
• bubble — Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid.
• specter — a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
• bogy — an imaginary evil being or spirit; goblin
• ignis fatuus — Also called friar's lantern, will-o'-the-wisp. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
• virtual reality — a realistic and immersive simulation of a three-dimensional environment, created using interactive software and hardware, and experienced or controlled by movement of the body. Abbreviation: VR.
• fata morgana — Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina.
• fool's paradise — a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.
• fantasy — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
• whimsy — capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression: a play with lots of whimsy.
• daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
• dream — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.