chimeric

1. 1.

   being or relating to or like a chimera

   “his Utopia is not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists”

   Synonymschimericalchimeral

Questions about chimeric

What does chimeric mean?

chimeric means "being or relating to or like a chimera".

How many syllables are in chimeric?

chimeric has 3 syllables: chi-me-ric. The stress falls on "me".

What is another word for chimeric?

Close synonyms include chimerical, chimeral. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chimeric a common word?

chimeric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.