softback

  • 1softback — [[t]sɒ̱ftbæk[/t]] N SING: also in N A softback is a book with a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover. Compare and paperback. [BRIT] ...published by Boxtree, at ₤5.99 for the softback and ₤15.99 for the hardback... This title was a best seller… …

    English dictionary

  • 2softback — noun a book with paper covers • Syn: ↑paperback book, ↑paper back book, ↑paperback, ↑softback book, ↑soft cover book, ↑soft cover • Derivationally related forms: ↑paperback ( …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 3softback — UK [ˈsɒftˌbæk] / US [ˈsɔftˌbæk] noun [countable] Word forms softback : singular softback plural softbacks a book that has a paper or thin plastic cover • See: hardback …

    English dictionary

  • 4softback — adjective Date: 1958 softcover • softback noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5softback book — noun a book with paper covers • Syn: ↑paperback book, ↑paper back book, ↑paperback, ↑softback, ↑soft cover book, ↑soft cover • Derivationally related forms: ↑paperback ( …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 6softback — /sawft bak , soft /, n., adj. paperback. [1965 70; SOFT + BACK1] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 7softback — soft|back [ sɔft,bæk ] noun count a book that has a paper or thin plastic cover: PAPERBACK ─ compare HARDBACK …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8softback — n. paperback, book with a soft cover …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9softback — adjective &noun another term for paperback …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 10softback — /ˈsɒftbæk/ (say softbak) noun, adjective → paperback. Also, softcover …