Sci-fi

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes. uncountable

    "I'm the kind of sci-fi addict who can stand any amount of improbability, bad acting, uninterested direction and poverty-row budgets, but can't take The Mind of Mr. Soames."

  2. 2
    Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction. colloquial, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to such a genre.

Synonyms

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science fictions. f.s.f.sci-ficsci-fixscience fiction. science-fiction

Example

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"Sci-fi readers are adept at hypothetical scenarios."

Etymology

A clipping of science fiction.

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