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Noun: cardboard  'kaa(r)d,bord
  1. A stiff moderately thick paper
    "He cut out a cardboard template for the project";
    - composition board
Adjective: cardboard  'kaa(r)d,bord
  1. Lacking realism or the depth of real life
    "cardboard caricatures of historical figures";
    - unlifelike

Derived forms: cardboards

See also: artificial, unreal

Type of: packing, packing material, paper, wadding

Encyclopedia: Cardboard