paperback C2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/ UK /ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/ See IPA manual Freq #38563 Meanings 1 noun a book bound with a flexible paper or card cover She bought a lightweight paperback to read on the train. 2 adj published or bound with a flexible paper cover The novel appeared in paperback format a year after its first edition. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a book bound with a... softbackpaperbound book 2 adj · published or bound with a... paperboundsoftcover More softcover book ↔ Opposites hardbackhardcover Word family Derived forms paperbacked Related forms bindingbookeditionhardback Common collocations paperback book Noun + noun Etymology Formed from paper + back, shortening the older phrase paper-backed book. The name contrasts its flexible paper cover with the rigid boards of a hardback. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # paperback **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌbæk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/ **Frequency rank:** 38563 ## Meanings 1. a book bound with a flexible paper or card cover 2. published or bound with a flexible paper cover ## Examples - She bought a lightweight paperback to read on the train. - The novel appeared in paperback format a year after its first edition. ## Synonyms - softback - paperbound book - softcover book ## Antonyms - hardback - hardcover ## Derived Forms - paperbacked ## Related Forms - binding - book - edition - hardback ## Etymology Formed from paper + back, shortening the older phrase paper-backed book. The name contrasts its flexible paper cover with the rigid boards of a hardback. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown