Meanings
nounsoft science fiction (uncountable)
- uncountableliteratureA subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience.
Antonyms: hard science fiction
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience.
Opposite
Origin
After hard science fiction, attributed to Peter Nicholls.
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APA
soft science fiction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20science%20fiction
MLA
“soft science fiction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20science%20fiction. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft science fiction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20science%20fiction.
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