paperback

English

Etymology

paper +‎ back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US)

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Noun

paperback (plural paperbacks)

1. A book with flexible binding.

Synonyms

• pocketbook (US), livre de poche (French contexts)

Translations

book — See also translations at pocketbook

• Finnish: taskukirja (fi), pokkari (fi)
• French: livre broché m
• German: Broschur f
• Greek: χαρτόδετο βιβλίο n (chartódeto vivlío)
• Icelandic: pappírskilja f
• Polish: miękka okładka f

• Portuguese: brochura f
• Russian: кни́га в мягкой обложке f (kníga v mjaxkoj obložke)
• Scottish Gaelic: còmhdach bog m
• Spanish: libro de bolsillo m, libro de tapa blanda m
• Swedish: pocket (sv) c, pocketbok (sv) c, häftad (sv)

Adjective

paperback (not comparable)

1. (of a book) Having flexible binding.

Synonyms

• paperbacked, paperbound, softcovered

Translations

having flexible binding

• Finnish: pehmeäkantinen, nidottu (fi)
• French: broché (fr)
• German: broschiert (de)

• Greek: χαρτόδετος (el) m (chartódetos)
• Tagalog: rustika

See also

• hardback
• pocketbook
• softcover