sci-fi

/saɪ.faɪ/

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

adept, favourite, interested, kind, new, popular, religious, rn

VERB + SCI-FI

associate, don't, imbues, like, read, reading, watch, watching

SCI-FI + NOUN

addict, alien, anime, japanese, literature, movies, readers, tagalog

PREP.

about, in, in, with

Definitions

noun

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.

Syllabic abbreviation of science fiction.

adj

Of or pertaining to such a genre.

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Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

Do you like sci-fi movies?

Tatoeba · #414955

Sci-fi readers are adept at hypothetical scenarios.

Tatoeba · #3979254

I don't watch these sci-fi shows for the sake of a child audience. I watch them because I'm personally interested.

Tatoeba · #4621199

I couldn't care less if others don't like the sci-fi shows I like watching.

Tatoeba · #4621207

Others prefer to watch sports events than to watch my favourite sci-fi shows.

Tatoeba · #4621210

Usage Notes

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In some senses, sci-fi is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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