Definitions for chimerical
kɪˈmɛr ɪ kəl, -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ-chimeri·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chimeric, chimerical, chimeraladjective

   being or relating to or like a chimera

   "his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush

2. chimericaladjective

   produced by a wildly fanciful imagination

   "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chimericaladjective

   Of or pertaining to a chimera.

2. chimericaladjective

   Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).

3. chimericaladjective

   Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.

4. Etymology: From chimera, from chimaera, from. This term entered English around 1638.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chimericaladjective

   Imaginary; fanciful; wildly, vainly, or fantastically conceived; fantastick.

   Etymology: from chimera.

   Notwithstanding the fineness of this allegory may attone for it in some measure, I cannot think that persons of such a chimerical existence are proper actors in an epic poem. Spectat.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chimerical

   The Chimera ( or ), also Chimaera (Chimæra) (Ancient Greek: Χίμαιρα, Chímaira means 'she-goat'), according to Greek mythology, was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature, composed of different animal parts from Lycia, Asia Minor. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head. It was an offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of monsters like Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra. The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, to describe anything composed of disparate parts or perceived as wildly imaginative, implausible, or dazzling.

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1. chimerical

   Chimerical refers to something that is wildly imaginative, fantastical, or highly unrealistic. It's often used to describe ideas, plans, or ambitions that are considered implausible or unlikely to be achieved. The term is derived from "Chimera", a mythical creature in Greek mythology that was part lion, part goat, and part snake.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Chimericaladjective

   merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chimerical in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chimerical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of chimerical in a Sentence

1. Carl Jung:

   Rational argument can be conducted with some prospect of success only so long as the emotionality of a given situation does not exceed a certain critical degree. If the affective temperature rises above this level, the possibility of reason’s having any effect ceases and its place is taken by slogans and chimerical wish fantasies. That is to say, a sort of collective possession results which rapidly develops into a psychic epidemic.

2. Bernard Grasset:

   The chimerical pursuit of perfection is always linked to some important deficiency, frequently the inability to love.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chimerical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chimerical
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chimerical
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimerical
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimerical