Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

softcover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: soft-cov-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.

noun

A book having such covers.

Example Sentences

"It gives more emphasis to the literary novels and short-story collections reviewed so often in our pages (and sometimes published only in softcover)."

Etymology

From soft + cover.

Inflected Forms

sc (alternative) softcovers (plural)

Synonyms

paperbound softcovered

Questions

What does softcover mean?: Having covers made of paper or thin cardboard; paperback.
Where does softcover come from?: From soft + cover.

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