: of, relating to, or being science fiction
a sci-fi film
sci-fi noun

Examples of sci-fi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Out of nowhere, in 1979, Miller had combined the crude biker-movie genre with futuristic sci-fi, notable only for his real kinetic skill utilized in bizarre, jokey, midnight-movie violence. Armond White, National Review, 24 May 2024 Meanwhile, the dystopian sci-fi parable genre is a marked departure for Lopez, as well as the always affable Liu, who plays his first villain, the murderous yet hot AI, Harlan. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 24 May 2024 On Monday, May 20, Lopez stepped out solo to the Netflix sci-fi movie premiere at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024 Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer announced that the sci-fi series would end after Season Five back in Feb. 2022, a few months before the premiere of Season Four. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024 Brad Peyton had his work cut out for him on the set of his new sci-fi action film, Atlas. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024 Many people pointed out that the voice, which sometimes seemed to veer into flirtation, was eerily similar to Scarlett Johannson’s in the 2013 dystopian sci-fi film Her. Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 21 May 2024 There’s no stuffing AI back inside Pandora’s box—but the world’s largest AI companies are voluntarily working with governments to address the biggest fears around the technology and calm concerns that unchecked AI development could lead to sci-fi scenarios where the AI turns against its creators. Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 21 May 2024 The indie labels also nabbed distribution rights to the sci-fi horror film in the U.K. and Ireland, as well as Australia and New Zealand, in its first Cannes pick-up. Brent Lang, Variety, 21 May 2024

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Word History

Etymology

shortened from science fiction

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sci-fi was in 1954

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“Sci-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sci-fi. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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sci-fi

noun
ˈsī-ˈfī
sci-fi adjective

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