hardback

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US/ˈhɑɹdˌbæk/

noun

A book with a solid binding.

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Meanings

nounhardback (plural hardbacks)

plural hardbacks

  1. A book with a solid binding.
adjectivehardback (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a solid binding.

Synonyms & antonyms

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hardcover
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hardcover

adjectivehaving a hard back or cover

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hardbackedhardboundhardcoverbacked

nouna book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers

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hardcover
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bookvolume
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backedhardbackedhardboundhardcover

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hard + back, formed in analogy to earlier paperback.

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Translations

French livre relié, relié
  • livre reliéa book with a solid binding
  • reliéhaving a solid binding
Portuguese livro de capa dura
  • livro de capa duraa book with a solid binding
Scottish Gaelic còmhdach cruaidh
  • còmhdach cruaidha book with a solid binding
Spanish tapa dura, cartoné
  • tapa duraa book with a solid binding
  • cartonéa book with a solid binding
  • de / tipo / con cartonéhaving a solid binding
Swedish inbunden bok, inbunden
  • inbunden boka book with a solid binding
  • inbundenhaving a solid binding
Cite this entry
APA

hardback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardback

MLA

“hardback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardback.

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