hardcover

[hahrd-kuhv-er] / ˈhɑrdˈkʌv ər /

NOUN

book

Synonyms

STRONGEST

album booklet brochure copy dictionary edition essay fiction magazine manual novel pamphlet paperback publication text textbook tome volume work writing

STRONG

Bible atlas bestseller codex compendium dissertation encyclopedia folio handbook leaflet lexicon monograph nonfiction octavo offprint omnibus opus periodical portfolio primer quarto reader reprint roll scroll speller thesaurus tract treatise

WEAK

opuscule preprint softcover vade mecum

Example Sentences

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“Whereas when I read a large hardcover, it almost feels like I need a journal to jot down notes about what’s happening.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“Unlike for mass-market paperbacks, hardcover books were shelved, so it didn’t matter that the books were different sizes,” Margolis says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

His 2017 biography of Ulysses S. Grant sold 381,604 in hardcover.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Chernow’s most recent biography of Mark Twain, published by Penguin Press in time for Father’s Day 2025, has sold 119,259 hardcover copies to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

She pulled a hardcover edition of Bloodfall from her bag and handed it to Gary.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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