English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "chimeries" is iets wat hoogs onrealisties of onwaarskynlik is, of iets wat fantasievol of denkbeeldig is. Die term kan ook verwys na iets wat slegs bestaan as die produk van ongekontroleerde verbeelding of 'n wilde en fantastiese idee wat waarskynlik nie waar sal word nie. Die woord "chimeries" is afgelei van die mitiese wese, die chimera, wat die kop van 'n leeu, die liggaam van 'n bok en die stert van 'n slang gehad het.

Sentence Examples

  1. Ainsworth made an extraordinary, but to my fancy, a by no means unreasonable or chimerical proposition, in which he was instantly seconded by Mr.
  2. His heart was, I knew, affected, and the constant anxiety in which he lived, however chimerical the cause of it might be, was evidently having a serious effect upon his health.
  3. They never overtook the chimerical friend, yet Andrea frequently inquired of people on foot whom he passed and at the inns which were not yet closed, for a green cabriolet and bay horse and as there are a great many cabriolets to be seen on the road to the Low Countries, and as nine-tenths of them are green, the inquiries increased at every step.