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hardbound

hardbound

1 3.5
A book with a hard cover that protects the pages
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɑrdˌbaʊnd/
translation icon : tapa dura
  • Bob Farrell is donating hardbound photography books to the first 50 new PSA members who attend.
  • hardbound book

Examples

  • Kiran, why haven't you published a hardbound copy yet?

    Blog text (21)

  • The box also contains a stunning, elegantly designed 252-page hardbound book.

    Blog text (32)

  • The hardbound book has his picture on the cover, twenty years younger.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Arch hands him a hardbound book.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • It's literally a hardbound collection of their weekly magazine.

    Blog text (4)

  • Through a generous donation, we were able to give out nice hardbound photography books.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I could see this as a hardbound book on a table at Barnes and Noble.

    Blog text (25)

  • It was hardbound, black, and at first I thought it was a Bible.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • It's a smartly designed new hardbound book featuring 71 of Burley's large-format.

    Blog text (24)

  • The library obtained a new collection of hardbound books for its historical section.

Synonyms

hardcover
vshardbound
  • US
1 3.0

A book with a thick, stiff cover that protects the pages

includes the binding, not only the rigid outer cover
hardbacked
vshardbound
2.7

A book with a hard cover that lasts longer

includes the binding as well as the outer cover

Antonyms

paperback
1.6

Of a book, having a soft paper cover rather than a hard cover

How Durable

hardbound
1 3.5
underbound
  • Specialized
9.3
unbound
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Surface Forms

hardbound positive

Morphology

hardbound = hard + bound (transparent) = hard + bound

The meaning is directly the combination of 'hard' + 'bound' meaning 'bound with a hard cover', which learners can derive from the components.

Etymology

Hardbound comes from two clear parts: hard ('firm, strong') and bound ('tied together' or 'held'), the same idea you see in binding. So a hardbound book is one whose pages are tightly 'bound' inside a firm cover, which is why it lasts longer.