chimera vs fantasy

chimera

noun
  • A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination. 

  • An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes. 

  • Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals. 

  • Synonym of bogeyman: any terrifying thing, especially as an unreal, imagined threat. 

  • Anything composed of very disparate parts. 

  • A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater. 

fantasy

noun
  • That which comes from one's imagination. 

  • A fantastical design. 

  • The drug gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. 

  • The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc. 

verb
  • To imagine; to conceive mentally. 

  • To fantasize (about). 

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