Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chimera
2 senses of chimera
Sense 1
Chimera, Chimaera -- ((Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon)
=> mythical monster, mythical creature -- (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Sense 2
chimera, chimaera -- (a grotesque product of the imagination)
=> imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery -- (the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination")