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mental imagery vs chimaera

chimaera vs mental imagery

mental imagery and chimaera both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mental imagery Yes No No No
chimaera Yes No No No
As nouns, chimaera is a hyponym of mental imagery; that is, chimaera is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mental imagery:
  • mental imagery: the ability to form mental images of things or events
  • chimaera: a grotesque product of the imagination
Other hyponyms of mental imagery include mind's eye, vision, envisioning, picturing, dream, dreaming, chimera, evocation, make-believe, pretence, pretense.
mental imagery (noun) chimaera (noun)
the ability to form mental images of things or events a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
a grotesque product of the imagination
Difference between mental imagery and chimaera

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