I. ˈhīˈfī noun
( -s )
Etymology: hi gh fi delity
1. : high fidelity
2. : the equipment needed to play high-fidelity recordings
to own hi-fi is to join a community of music lovers — Brooks Atkinson
3. : the practice of listening to high-fidelity recordings as a pastime
up to the present, hi-fi has been largely … the hobby of the enthusiastic amateur — Thomas Heinitz
II. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : of or relating to hi-fi
hi-fi fan
hi-fi range
2. : characterized by high fidelity
hi-fi recording
3. : designed to reproduce hi-fi recordings
hi-fi phonograph