📖 Definitions of "Chimerical"
adjective
- 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.
- 4
Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins.
🔄 Synonyms of "Chimerical"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chimeric | Imaginary, fanciful. |
| unrealistic | Not realistic. |
| chimeral | Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses) |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chimerical"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chimeric | Imaginary, fanciful. |
| chimeral | Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses) |
| unrealistic | Not realistic. |
| chimaerical | Alternative spelling of chimerical. [Of or pertaining to a chimera.] |
| chimærical | Alternative spelling of chimerical. [Of or pertaining to a chimera.] |
| cherubimical | Of or relating to cherubim. |
| cherubimic | Of or relating to cherubim. |
| chasmatical | (rare) Chasmal (of or like a chasm). |
| microchimeric | Of or pertaining to microchimerism. |
| fantastical | Of or pertaining to fantasy. |
| chymous | Of or pertaining to chyme. |
| choriambic | Of or relating to a choriamb. |
| cherubic | Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic. |
| chironomical | Relating to chironomy. |
| cherubical | Archaic form of cherubic. [Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.] |
| mythynoun | (informal) Of or pertaining to myth; mythical. |
| chrysophanicnoun | Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane. |
| chrysalidnoun | Archaic form of chrysalis. [The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.] |
| antimeric | (biology) Of or pertaining to antimeres. |
| chasmogamic | Exhibiting or relating to chasmogamy. |
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