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soft science fiction

soft science fiction noun: a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience.

Noun

soft science fiction (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience.

Antonyms of soft science fiction

Origin of soft science fiction

After hard science fiction, attributed to Peter Nicholls.

Questions about soft science fiction

What does soft science fiction mean?
Soft science fiction means a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience.
What part of speech is soft science fiction?
Soft science fiction is a noun.

Words near soft science fiction in the dictionary

  1. soft rushes
  2. soft sawder
  3. soft scale
  4. soft scales
  5. soft science
  6. soft science fiction
  7. soft sciences
  8. soft sculpture
  9. soft sculptures
  10. soft sectoring
  11. soft sell

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