sci-fi
/saɪ.faɪ/
sci-fi noun: a genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
Noun
sci-fi (uncountable)
- A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
- 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.1970, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (contributor), Films in Review, volume 21, page 571
- Several sci-fi films and novels have very accurately predicted and paved the way for many of the pieces of technology we enjoy today.2015 August 13, Emmanuel Tsekleves, “Science fiction as fact: how desires drive discoveries”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2016
- Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.
Adjective
sci-fi
- Of or pertaining to such a genre.
sci-fi meaning in Tamil
sci-fi in Tamil
- அறிவியற் புனைவு
Synonyms of sci-fi
Forms of sci-fi
| alternative form | sci fi |
|---|---|
| alternative form | scifi |
Origin of sci-fi
Clipping of science fiction.
Words formed from sci-fi
Words that rhyme with sci-fi
Questions about sci-fi
- What does sci-fi mean?
- Sci-fi means a genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
- What is sci-fi in Tamil?
- Sci-fi in Tamil is அறிவியற் புனைவு. See Sci-fi meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sci-fi?
- Sci-fi can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sci-fi?
- Sci-fi is pronounced /saɪ.faɪ/ (UK).
Words near sci-fi in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sci-fi (page history and authors); sci-fi (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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