cardboard

card-board · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Stiff, thick paper or thin pasteboard used for making boxes and other packaging.

  2. 2.

    Made of cardboard.

  3. 3.

    Material made of compressed paper pulp.

  4. 4.

    (figurative) Lacking depth or substance; two-dimensional.

Forms

plural: cardboards

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    cardboard box — a box made from cardboard, used for storage or shipping
  • •
    cardboard cutout — a flat figure made from cardboard; also a superficial person

Related words

See also: box, material, packaging, paper
Synonyms: paperboard, pasteboard

Etymology

A compound word from "card" (from French "carte" meaning paper) and "board," first recorded in English in the 19th century.