cardboard

American  

[kahrd-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. a thin, stiff pasteboard, used for signs, boxes, etc.

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adjective

1. resembling cardboard, especially in flimsiness.

   an apartment with cardboard walls.

2. not fully lifelike; shallow; two-dimensional.

   a play with cardboard characters.

cardboard British  

/ ˈkɑːdˌbɔːd /

noun

1. 1. a thin stiff board made from paper pulp and used esp for making cartons

   2. ( as modifier )

      cardboard boxes

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adjective

1. (prenominal) without substance

   a cardboard smile

   a cardboard general

Etymology

Origin of cardboard

First recorded in 1840–50; card ¹ + board

Example Sentences

Seated on a thin carpet covering the cardboard floor, Rauzah and her four children share an iftar meal of vegetables and prawns.

From Barron's

The unexpected fall in paper prices won’t crush earnings outlooks for paper and cardboard producers given their integrated business models, but the fall in prices is negative for the sector, Bank of America analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares of U.S. packaging companies were among the market’s leading fallers on Monday as cardboard prices unexpectedly fell in response to sluggish demand.

From Barron's

The textile industry is the third-largest contributor to dry municipal solid waste in India - after plastics, and paper and cardboard - according to a recent report.

From BBC

She said the duo were so helpless by this point that they did not even try to move when being lifted out and placed in a cardboard box.

From BBC

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