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bindingness

bindingness

8.4
How well a book's pages and cover are attached
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪndɪŋnəs/
translation icon : encuadernación
  • Poor bindingness caused several pages to fall out of the textbook within weeks.

Examples

  • Publishers often test the bindingness of new editions to ensure they last longer.

  • The bindingness of this old novel is impressive, even after decades of use.

  • The bindingness of this book is excellent.

  • The bindingness of the pages was compromised after years of use.

  • The bindingness of this old novel is impressive, even after decades of use.

  • Poor bindingness caused several pages to fall out of the textbook within weeks.

  • Publishers often test the bindingness of new editions to ensure they last longer.

Synonyms

binding
vsbindingness
17 3.9

A strip of cloth or material that covers and holds the edge of something

measures how securely pages and cover stay attached together
bookbinding
vsbindingness
  • Specialized
2 4.6

Making and holding a book's pages inside a cover

refers to how well pages and cover end up attached

Antonyms

detachment
4 6.1

The act of separating something from the thing it is connected to

looseness
1 2.5

A small gap or movement between parts that should be tight

How Reinforced

bindingness
8.4
endband
  • Specialized
9.9
band
63 1.3

Surface Forms

bindingness singular
bindingnesses plural

Morphology

bindingness = binding (transparent) = bind + ing + ness

The noun 'binding' (the physical fastening of a book) plus '-ness' straightforwardly denotes the quality or degree of that fastening.

Etymology

Bindingness comes from the old verb bind, meaning 'to tie', and the ending -ness that turns it into a name for a quality. Because a book is 'bound' when its pages are tied or fixed to a cover, bindingness tells how securely the pages are held together.