Meanings
- datedslanguncountablelifestyleSynonym of stfsy.First known use 1937
Frank Belknap Long A protégé of H. P. Lovecraft's and writer of "scientifantasy" tales for five decades
1977, “The Awards”, in Gahan Wilson, editor, First World Fantasy Awards, Doubleday & Company, page 192 more examples
A 4 hr. s-f festival attended by 21. Seen were scientifantasy filmementos from Metropolis. Frankenstein, High Treason, Mummy, […]
1937 October 29, “The Science Fiction League”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 10, number 2, →OCLC, page 119, column 2In terms of my own writing, the idea of Vance creating or refining “scientifantasy,” or far-future SF that read like fantasy, really resonated.
2013 September 29 [2009], Jeff VanderMeer, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance, Tor Books, →ISBN, page 258Synonyms: stfsy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of stfsy.
Origin
Blend of scientific + fantasy. First attested in 1937.
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