Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for softback. Search instead for softbacks.

softback

American  
[sawft-bak, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌbæk, ˌsɒft- /

noun

  1. paperback.


Etymology

Origin of softback

First recorded in 1965–70; soft + back 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In the drugstores, however, Jones's paperbacks have sold 5,000,000 copies, and Delacorte Press, hardcover subsidiary of Dell softback publishers, decided to give ex-Private Jones a promotion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training