softcover
English
Alternative forms
- sc (abbreviation)
Etymology
Adjective
softcover (not comparable)
- (publishing, of a book) Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.
- 2007 September 23, The Editors, “Up Front”, in New York Times[1]:
- It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover).
Synonyms
Noun
softcover (plural softcovers)
- (publishing) A book having such covers.