"chimerical" meaning in English

See chimerical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɪˈmɛɹɪkəl/, /kaɪ-/ Forms: more chimerical [comparative], most chimerical [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪkəl Etymology: From chimera, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”). This term entered English in or around 1638. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|chimaera}} Latin chimaera, {{uder|en|grc|χίμαιρα||she-goat}} Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} chimerical (comparative more chimerical, superlative most chimerical)
  1. Of or pertaining to a chimera. Translations (of or pertaining to a chimera): quimèric (Catalan), ĥimera (Esperanto), chimérique (French), Chimären- (German), ciméarach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-chimerical-en-adj-pew~gZnl Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a chimera': 94 1 1 3 1
  2. Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense). Categories (topical): Vision Translations (being a figment of the imagination): quimèric (Catalan), ĥimera (Esperanto), chimärenhaft (German), химери́чный (ximeríčnyj) (Russian), химери́ческий (ximeríčeskij) (Russian), химеристий (xymerystyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-chimerical-en-adj-OdRs0vub Disambiguation of Vision: 13 34 19 15 19 Disambiguation of 'being a figment of the imagination': 1 97 0 0 1
  3. Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful. Translations (inherently fantastic): خُرَافِيّ (ḵurāfiyy) (Arabic), ĥimera (Esperanto), chimärisch (German), wunderhaft (German), химе́рный (ximérnyj) (Russian), чуда́ческий (čudáčeskij) (Russian), химе́рний (xymérnyj) (Ukrainian), чудернацький (čudernacʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-chimerical-en-adj-~x4DZdE4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 33 39 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 2 33 34 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 1 48 21 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 1 38 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 41 34 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 4 6 39 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 6 38 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 1 1 40 29 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 1 43 26 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 4 42 24 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 7 36 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 1 46 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 7 36 27 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 1 43 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 1 43 27 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 5 6 38 26 24 Disambiguation of 'inherently fantastic': 0 25 70 2 2
  4. (genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins. Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (resulting from the expression of two or more genes): chimérique (French), chimerico (Italian), quimérico (Portuguese), химе́рный (ximérnyj) (Russian), quimérico (Spanish), химе́рний (xymérnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-chimerical-en-adj-a0t-olKq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 33 39 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 2 33 34 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 1 38 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 41 34 24 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'resulting from the expression of two or more genes': 3 1 4 88 5
  5. (vision, of a perceived color) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image.
    Sense id: en-chimerical-en-adj-29tkAIZs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 33 39 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 2 33 34 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 1 38 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 41 34 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chimaerical, chimærical Hyponyms: hyperbolic, self-luminous, stygian Derived forms: chimerically

Alternative forms

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        [
          "chimera",
          "chimera"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a chimerical goal",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet:",
          "text": "\"Yes; I have a turn both for observation and for deduction. The theories which I have expressed there, and which appear to you to be so chimerical, are really extremely practical—so practical that I depend upon them for my bread and cheese.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1869, Leon Tolstoy, War and Peace (Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude):",
          "text": "With his head bent, and his big feet spread apart, he began explaining his reasons for thinking the abbé’s plan chimerical.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense)."
      ],
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          "figment"
        ],
        [
          "imagination",
          "imagination"
        ],
        [
          "fantastic",
          "fantastic"
        ],
        [
          "archaic",
          "archaic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 51:",
          "text": "\"You are the most charming person in the world. You are invested with a perfect halo of delight,\" exclaimed Henrietta. \"Miss Churchill has some chimerical notion of honour in her head, but that is over now; your information does not leave a single obstacle in the way of the most perfect happiness that ever wound up a fairy tale...",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "fantastic",
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          "fanciful",
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      "categories": [
        "en:Genetics"
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      "glosses": [
        "Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genetics",
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        "(genetics) Resulting from the expression of two or more genes that originally coded for separate proteins."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "genetics",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perceive",
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          "color",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vision, of a perceived color) Impossible to physically produce due to having an impossibly-high saturation or luminosity, but viewable by overlaying an afterimage and a suitably-colored physical image."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a perceived color"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɪˈmɛɹɪkəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɪ-/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɹɪkəl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chimaerical"
    },
    {
      "word": "chimærical"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a chimera",
      "word": "quimèric"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a chimera",
      "word": "ĥimera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a chimera",
      "word": "chimérique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a chimera",
      "word": "Chimären-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a chimera",
      "word": "ciméarach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "being a figment of the imagination",
      "word": "quimèric"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "being a figment of the imagination",
      "word": "ĥimera"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "being a figment of the imagination",
      "word": "chimärenhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ximeríčnyj",
      "sense": "being a figment of the imagination",
      "word": "химери́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ximeríčeskij",
      "sense": "being a figment of the imagination",
      "word": "химери́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xymerystyj",
      "sense": "being a figment of the imagination",
      "word": "химеристий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵurāfiyy",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "خُرَافِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "ĥimera"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "chimärisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "wunderhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ximérnyj",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "химе́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čudáčeskij",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "чуда́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xymérnyj",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "химе́рний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čudernacʹkyj",
      "sense": "inherently fantastic",
      "word": "чудернацький"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
      "word": "chimérique"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
      "word": "chimerico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
      "word": "quimérico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ximérnyj",
      "sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
      "word": "химе́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
      "word": "quimérico"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xymérnyj",
      "sense": "resulting from the expression of two or more genes",
      "word": "химе́рний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chimerical"
}

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