/ Dictionary / Index H hardcover: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hard•cov•er Pronunciation: (härd'kuv'ur), [key] — n. a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks. —adj. bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: a hardcover series. noting or pertaining to hardcover books:Cf. paperback. hardcover sales. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hardcover (Thesaurus) hard court hard currency Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language