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sf

sf is the alternative form of SF.

sf is the abbreviation of significant figure(s).

Noun (1) capitalized: SF

SF (countable and uncountable, plural SFs)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of science fiction or speculative fiction, often used to avoid having to choose between the two.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of square feet.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of spontaneous fission.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of small forward.
  5. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of semifinal.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of single female.

Proper noun capitalized: SF

SF

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of San Francisco.
  2. (Irish, UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Sinn Féin; an Irish political party.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Street Fighter.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Super Formula.

Adjective capitalized: SF

SF

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of smoker-friendly: not objecting to people who smoke tobacco.

Noun (2) capitalized: Sf

Sf (plural Sfs)

  1. a book size one sixty-fourth of the size of a standard uncut sheet of paper (less 7.5 cm (3") in height)

Synonyms of sf

Forms of sf

pluralSFs
pluralSfs

Origin of sf

Abbreviation of sixty-fourth

Words formed from sf

Phrases with sf

Questions about sf

What does sf mean?
Sf means a book size one sixty-fourth of the size of a standard uncut sheet of paper (less 7.5 cm (3") in height).
What is sf the alternative form of?
Sf is the alternative form of SF.
What part of speech is sf?
Sf can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of sf?
The plural of sf is SFs.

Words near sf in the dictionary

  1. señores
  2. señorita
  3. señoritas
  4. Sežana
  5. seṭ
  6. sf
  7. SF 10
  8. SF 9
  9. SF ratio
  10. SF ratios
  11. SF&F

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sf (page history and authors); SF (page history and authors); Sf (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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