sci-fi

See also: scifi and sci fi

English

Alternative forms

• sci fi, scifi

Etymology

A clipping of science fiction.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /saɪ.faɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪfaɪ

Noun

sci-fi (uncountable)

1. A genre of movies featuring mostly fictional scientific scenes.
   • 1970, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (contributor), Films in Review‎, volume 21, page 571:

     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. (colloquial) Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.

Adjective

sci-fi

1. Of or pertaining to such a genre.

Usage notes

• The expression sci-fi is sometimes disparaged by followers of science fiction, who may prefer SF if a short form is to be used.

Synonyms

• science fiction. science-fiction, sci-fix, sci-fic
• SF, S.F., S. F., sf, s.f.

Derived terms

• skiffy

Translations

science fiction

Chinese: Mandarin: 科幻 (zh) (kēhuàn) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: scifi (fi) French: S-F f, science-fiction (fr) f Greek: ΕΦ (el) f (EF) Hungarian: sci-fi (hu) Italian: fantascienza (it) f Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: сай-фа́й (ru) m (saj-fáj) Scottish Gaelic: ficsean saidheans m

Anagrams

• fisci