softback
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- noun
- /ˈsɔftˌbæk/
- UK
:
tapa blanda
- I prefer reading softback books because they are lighter and easier to carry around.
Examples
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But then, that's always a problem with softbacks.
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This was the first softback printing of the book, and it was larger than anything I had ever read, but I decided that after studying the teaser on the back, I was ready for the challenge.
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Just another nerd in his 20s here, adding his vote to "publish it in smaller books, from the beginning, in hardback or even softback."
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If you do it like Game of Thrones was done, you can't lose, and I bet every one of us who owns all the books—hardback, softback, audible, etc.—will buy every copy for them and their friends.
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The new novel is available in both hardback and softback editions, making it accessible to a wider audience.
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This library has a special collection of classic literature in softback format for students on a budget.
Synonyms
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A book with a soft paper cover, not a hard cover
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A book with a soft paper cover instead of a hard cover
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A book with thin, flexible paper on the outside rather than a hard cover
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Having a soft, flexible cover like a paperback book
A book with a soft paper cover instead of a hard cover
A book with a flexible paper cover instead of a hard cover
A book with a thin paper cover rather than a hard cover
Antonyms
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How Flexible
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Morphology
Etymology
Softback comes from soft ('not hard') and back ('cover'), like the word hardback for a book with a hard cover. That's why a softback is a book with a flexible paper cover rather than a hard one.