softback

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noun

A softcover or paperback book.

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Meanings

nounsoftback (plural softbacks)

plural softbacks

  1. A softcover or paperback book.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna book with paper covers

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Broader
bookvolume
Also see
paperbacksoftbound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soft + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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