English Dictionary - Offline

4.5
416K reviews
10M+
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Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

The free offline English dictionary application explains the meaning of English words! Definitions are based on English Wiktionary. Fast search, easy and functional user interface, optimized also for tablets.
Ready to go: it works offline without any further file to download!

Features
♦ More than 445000 english definitions and large number of inflected forms
♦ You can leaf through words using your finger (swipe right and left)
♦ Manage your bookmarks, personal notes and search history
♦ Crossword help: the symbol ? can be used in place of single unknown letter. The symbol * can be used in place of any group of letters. The fullstop symbol . can be used to mark the end of a word.
♦ Random search button (shuffle), useful to learn new words
♦ Share word definition using other apps, like gmail or whatsapp
♦ Compatible with Moon+ Reader, FBReader and other applications via share button
♦ Backup&restore configuration, personal notes and bookmarks on local memory, Google Drive, Dropbox and Box clouds (available only if you have installed these applications on your device)
♦ Camera search via OCR Plugin, available only on devices with back camera. (Settings->Floating Action Button->Camera). The OCR Plugin has to be downloaded from Google Play.

Fuzzy search
♦ To search words with prefix, e.g. starting with 'moon', please write moon* and the dropdown list will show the words starting with 'moon'
♦ To search words with suffix, e.g. ending with 'moon', please write *moon. and the dropdown list will show the words ending with 'moon'
♦ To search words containing a word, e.g. 'moon', just write *moon* and the dropdown list will show the words containing 'moon'

Your settings
♦ Black and white themes with user defined text colors (press menu-->select Settings-->click on Theme)
♦ Optional Floating Action Button (FAB) supporting one of the following actions: Search, History, Favorites, Random search and Share option; Optional shake action with similar actions.
♦ Persistent Search option to get automatic keyboard at startup
♦ Text to speech options, including selection of British or American accent (press menu-->select Settings-->click on Text to Speech-->select Language)
♦ Number of items in history
♦ Customisable font size and line spacing, default screen orientation
♦ Start up option: home page, most recent word, random word or word of the day

Questions
♦ No voice output? Please follow instructions here: http://goo.gl/axXwR
Note: word pronunciation works only if voice data have been installed in your phone (Text-to-speech engine).
♦ British word pronunciation not working? Please follow instructions here: https://cutt.ly/beMDCbR

♦ Question & Answers: http://goo.gl/UnU7V
♦ Keep safe your bookmarks and notes, please read: https://goo.gl/d1LCVc
♦ Information about permissions used by the application can be found here: http://goo.gl/AsqT4C
♦ Download also the other livio offline dictionaries available in Google Play for a broader and unique experience

In case Moon+ Reader does not list my dictionary: open pop-up "Customize dictionary" and select "Open dictionary directly when Long-Tap on a word"

⚠ An offline dictionary needs memory. In case your device has low memory, please consider to use the online dictionary: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.dictionary

Information for application developers:
✔ This application provides Dictionary API for 3rd party developers, please read further details: http://thesaurus.altervista.org/dictionary-android

Permissions
This application requires the following permissions:
♢ INTERNET - to retrieve the definition of unknown words
♢ WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (aka Photos/Media/Files) - to backup configuration and bookmarks
Updated on
Mar 3, 2024

Data safety

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No data shared with third parties
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Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
396K reviews
Chomzzy Cute
April 13, 2024
I really love and appreciate this app. The bookmarking feature, The notes feature that helps you write your own notes under a word definition, Ease of access and lightweight. Really amazing. My only complaint is how we don't get examples of a word to see how it is used within context. The examples we do get are usually from old English novels or poems from centuries ago. It's really tiring. This is a very important thing. Please look into it please 🥺 There should ALWAYS be examples. Thank you.
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Trisha Uskelwar
April 30, 2024
the app is very useful and i find myself using it all the time. one thing i find tedious is when i check a definition of a word in the History section, after pressing back, I'm taken back to the top of the list instead of the exact part the word was. so i have to scroll all the way down to where that original word was if i want to get to the words above or below. I'd really appreciate it if it could be fixed!
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Solomon Okoronkwo
April 17, 2024
Nice app with good definitions. One thing I hate about this app is that once we click the search button, it doesn't automatically highlight the word that is already there so that the ones we type will automatically replace them. We have to manually delete the one in the search bar before we can search for new word. It shouldn't be so. Change this app so that when we click the search button, the word already there is highlighted for easier search. "General average" is not in this dictionary.
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What's new

Version 6.7
♦ Application UI updated to Material Design 3 (note: automatic theme can be disabled in application settings)