Meanings
nounfantascience (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableA genre of fiction which combines scientific and fantastic elements.
Silent Running is a myth anchored in materialism and realism, despite its fantascience trappings.
1989, Harlan Ellison, Harlan Ellison's Watching, Los Angeles, C.A.: Underwood–Miller, →ISBN, page 78
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Ancient Greekφαντάζω (phantázō)
- Ancient Greekφανταστικός (phantastikós)
- Late Latinphantasticus
- Middle Frenchfantastique
- Englishfantastic
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Proto-Indo-European*skey-
- Latinsciō
- Latinsciēns
- Latinscientia
- Old Frenchscience
- Middle Englishscience
- Englishscience
- Ancient Greekφαντάζω (phantázō)
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ντᾰσῐς (phắntăsĭs)
- Ancient Greekφαντασία (phantasía)
- Latinphantasia
- Old Frenchfantasie
- Middle Englishfantasie
- Englishfantasy
- Englishscience
- Englishfantascience
Blend of fantastic + science or fantasy + science.
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APA
fantascience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantascience
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“fantascience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantascience. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fantascience,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fantascience.
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