cardboard | ||
1. | [ noun ] a stiff moderately thick paper | |
Synonyms: | composition_board | |
Related terms: | paper packing_material paperboard pasteboard card strawboard corrugated_board binder's_board | |
2. | [ adjective ] resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness | |
Synonyms: | flimsy | |
Examples: | "apartments with cardboard walls" |
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Related terms: | inferior | |
3. | [ adjective ] without substance | |
Synonyms: | unlifelike | |
Examples: | "cardboard caricatures of historical figures" |
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Related terms: | artificial | |
Similar spelling: |
cardiopathy |