sci-fi

adjective

ˈsī-ˈfī 

: 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

The Playlist gave credit to the maximalist Snyder for setting his latest in the present-day real world, absent his preferred sci-fi and supernatural trappings — and then proceeded to rip the director a new lens aperture. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Action films have proven to be massively successful for Netflix, which has been minting hits with titles such as crime thriller The Rip, sci-fi flick War Machine, survival thriller Apex, and shark pic Thrash, just this year alone. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Bird has spent more than a quarter century trying to make the film, which combines film noir themes and imagery with classic sci-fi elements for what promises to be a singular alien mystery. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

The 2013 sci-fi blockbuster film Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, popularized the notion of the Kessler syndrome. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

shortened from science fiction

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sci-fi

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny

Kids Definition

sci-fi

noun

ˈsī-ˈfī

: science fiction

sci-fi adjective