Home › Words › C › clockpunkclockpunkclockpunk means A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the technology and society of the Renaissance.EtymologyFrom clock + -punk, from clockwork.nounA subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the technology and society of the Renaissance.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.steampunk 70% match — A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires. vs clockpunk →sandalpunk 70% match — A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the technology and society of the Iron Age, especially the Roman Empire. vs clockpunk →aetherpunk 67% match — A fantasy and science fiction genre that features magically enchanted weapons, armor, and machines. vs clockpunk →sailpunk 67% match — A subgenre of speculative fiction, focusing on life at sea during the eras of exploration and piracy. vs clockpunk →raypunk 65% match — A subgenre of speculative fiction that blends retrofuturistic aesthetics with imaginative, often surreal technology, drawing heavily on the science fiction of the mid-20th century. It typically features ray guns, space exploration, and other fantastical elements inspired by pulp magazines, comics, and films from the 1930s to the 1960s. vs clockpunk →atompunk 64% match — A subgenre of speculative fiction, based on the society and technology of the Atomic Age (c. 1945–1969). vs clockpunk →silkpunk 64% match — A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with East Asian aesthetics and philosophy. vs clockpunk →steamfunk 62% match — A subgenre of science fiction that combines elements of steampunk with a focus on Black culture and Afrofuturism. vs clockpunk →