English Dictionary - Offline

The free offline English dictionary app is your go-to resource for understanding English words, with definitions sourced from the English Wiktionary. It's designed for quick and efficient use, with an interface optimized for both smartphones and tablets. No additional downloads are needed—it's ready to use right out of the box!

Features

♦ Boasts over 545,000 English definitions along with numerous inflected forms.

♦ Navigate words effortlessly with a simple swipe right or left on your screen.

♦ Organize and access your bookmarks, personal notes, and search history with ease.

♦ Get crossword puzzle assistance with wildcard symbols: use ? for a single unknown letter, * for any group of letters, and . to indicate the end of a word.

♦ Explore new vocabulary with the random search button (shuffle).

♦ Share word definitions seamlessly via other apps like Gmail or WhatsApp.

♦ Integrates with popular reading apps like Moon+ Reader and FBReader through the share function.

♦ Safeguard your configuration, notes, and bookmarks with backup and restore options to local memory, Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box (requires respective apps installed).

♦ Utilize camera search via the OCR Plugin, available on devices with a back camera (Settings->Floating Action Button->Camera). The OCR Plugin can be downloaded from Google Play.

Fuzzy Search Capabilities

♦ Find words with a specific prefix, such as those starting with 'moon', by typing moon*—the dropdown will display relevant results.

♦ Search for words with a particular suffix, like those ending with 'moon', by typing *moon.—the dropdown will list matching words.

♦ Discover words containing a specific segment, like 'moon', by entering *moon*—the dropdown will show words with 'moon' anywhere in them.

Customize Your Experience

♦ Choose between black and white themes and personalize text colors (Menu->Settings->Theme).

♦ Utilize the optional Floating Action Button (FAB) for quick access to Search, History, Favorites, Random search, or Share options, with shake action for similar functionalities.

♦ Enable Persistent Search for an automatic keyboard at startup.

♦ Configure text-to-speech settings, including British or American accents (Menu->Settings->Text to Speech->Language).

♦ Adjust the number of items retained in your history.

♦ Tailor font size and line spacing, set default screen orientation.

♦ Set startup preferences to home page, most recent word, random word, or word of the day.

FAQs

♦ If you're experiencing issues with voice output, follow these steps: http://goo.gl/axXwR. Note: Word pronunciation requires installed voice data (Text-to-speech engine).

♦ For British word pronunciation troubleshooting, visit: https://cutt.ly/beMDCbR.

♦ Find answers to common questions here: http://goo.gl/UnU7V.

♦ Learn how to secure your bookmarks and notes: https://goo.gl/d1LCVc.

♦ Understand the permissions used by the app: http://goo.gl/AsqT4C.

♦ Enhance your experience with other livio offline dictionaries available on Google Play.

♦ If Moon+ Reader isn't recognizing the dictionary, customize the settings to "Open dictionary directly when Long-Tap on a word."

⚠ Note that offline dictionaries require memory space. If your device is low on memory, consider using the online version: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.dictionary.

For Developers

✔ This app offers a Dictionary API for third-party developers. Learn more at: http://thesaurus.altervista.org/dictionary-android.

Permissions

This application requires:

♢ INTERNET - to fetch definitions of unknown words.

♢ WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (aka Photos/Media/Files) - to enable backup of configuration and bookmarks.

What's New in Version 7.0.2-178yp

Last updated on Sep 22, 2024

Version 7.0
♦ The dictionary has been updated with new definitions.