Lo-fi

Quick meaning: Lo-fi is an adjective meaning (sound) Having an old-fashioned quality, as if recorded with primitive equipment.

Meaning

(sound) Having an old-fashioned quality, as if recorded with primitive equipment.

More Meanings

1. (music) Having a rough quality, not musically smooth and refined.
2. Recorded at home with makeshift tools.
3. (music) A subgenre of hip-hop that includes traditional jazz elements and drum machine samples.
4. (music) A subgenre of rock music characterized by minimal production, giving a raw and unsophisticated sound.

Example Sentences

cute-sounding lo-fi drum beats

But I feel like the whole “lo-fi beats” thing has become like Starbucks music.

Word Forms

• lofi

Antonyms for lo-fi

Common opposites include hi-fi.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include folky, folkish, low-pitched, hauntological, loungy, folklike.

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