hardbound

adjective

hard·​bound ˈhärd-ˌbau̇nd 

: hardcover

Examples of hardbound in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bookstores were still, in many communities, elite institutions carrying hardbound books for wealthy customers. — Gioia Woods, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026

Winslow’s latest effort, The Final Score, is a hardbound collection of six short novels. — Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026

In the Haymarket, one of Beaverbrook’s first-floor suites, vintage Oscar Wilde posters coexist with a hardbound edition of the defunct British quarterly The Yellow Book. — Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026

In 2019, the duo turned the On Cinema comedy series into a deluxe, hardbound, episode-by-episode book. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025

This question is prompted by a slender hardbound copy currently on view at the Grolier Club. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

Garth Brooks will release The Anthology Part V: The Comeback, The First Five Years, the latest installment in his hardbound anthology series, on April 4. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hardbound

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground