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speculative fiction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural, or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

A particular work belonging to this class.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Across languages

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49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: spekulatiewe fiksie — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Afrikaans: fantastiese fiksie — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Arabic: خيال تأملي — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Azerbaijani: fantastika — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Belarusian: фантастыка (fantastyka) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Bengali: কল্পসাহিত্য (kolpośahitto) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Bulgarian: фантастика (fantastika) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Chinese Mandarin: 推想小說 /推想小说 (tuīxiǎng xiǎoshuō) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Dutch: speculatieve fictie — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Estonian: ulme — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Estonian: imeulme — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Estonian: fantastika — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Finnish: spekulatiivinen fiktio — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • French: littératures de l'imaginaire — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • West-Frisian: spekulative fiksje — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Georgian: სპეკულაციური მხატვრული ლიტერატურა (sṗeḳulaciuri mxaṭvruli liṭeraṭura) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Georgian: ფანტასტიკური ლიტერატურა (panṭasṭiḳuri liṭeraṭura) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Georgian: სპეკულაციური ბელეტრისტიკა (sṗeḳulaciuri beleṭrisṭiḳa) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • German: Fantastik — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • German: Phantastik — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Hebrew: ספרות ספקולטיבית — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Hungarian: spekulatív fikció — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Icelandic: spáskáldskapur — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Italian: fantastico — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Italian: fiction speculativa — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Italian: letteratura dell'immaginario — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Japanese: スペキュレイティブ・フィクション (supekyureitibu fikushon) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Japanese: 思弁小説 (shiben shōsetsu) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Kazakh: фантастика (fantastika) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Korean: 사변물 (sabyeonmul) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Kyrgyz: фантастикалуулук (fantastikaluuluk) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Latvian: fantastika — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Norwegian: spekulativ fiksjon — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Persian: ادبیات گمانهزن — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Polish: fantastyka — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Portuguese: ficção especulativa — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Romanian: ficțiune speculativă — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Russian: фанта́стика (fantástika) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Serbo-Croatian: spekulativna fikcija — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Spanish: ficción especulativa — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Swedish: fantastik — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Swedish: spekulativ fiktion — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Tamil: ஊகப்புனைவு (ūkappuṉaivu) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Thai: จินตนิยาย — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Turkish: spekülatif kurgu — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Ukrainian: фанта́стика (fantástyka) — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Uzbek: fantastika — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Uzbek: taxayyulot — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements
  • Welsh: ffuglen ddamcaniaethol — class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements