Looking for a comprehensive and easy-to-use offline English dictionary? Look no further! Our free **offline English dictionary** app provides clear and concise definitions of English words, all sourced from the **English Wiktionary**. With a fast search engine and a user-friendly interface, it's designed to work seamlessly on both smartphones and tablets.

No internet? No problem! This app is fully functional offline, requiring no additional downloads to get started.

Features

• Access over 545,000 English definitions and a vast array of inflected forms.
• Swipe right and left to browse through words effortlessly.
• Manage your **bookmarks**, **personal notes**, and **search history** with ease.
• Get help with crosswords using wildcard symbols: **?** 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 via other apps like Gmail or WhatsApp.
• Enhance your reading experience with compatibility for Moon+ Reader, FBReader, and more through the share button.
• Securely backup and restore your configuration, personal notes, and bookmarks on local memory or cloud services like Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box.
• Utilize camera search with OCR Plugin on devices equipped with a back camera. Download the OCR Plugin from Google Play to enable this feature.

Fuzzy Search

• Search words starting with a prefix, e.g., 'moon', by entering *moon**.
• Find words ending with a suffix, e.g., 'moon', by entering **moon.*.
• Locate words containing a specific term, e.g., 'moon', by entering **moon**.

Your Settings

• Customize your app with black and white themes and user-defined text colors (Menu -> Settings -> Theme).
• Enable the Floating Action Button (FAB) for quick access to search, history, favorites, random search, or share options. Also, set up shake actions for similar functionality.
• Activate the Persistent Search option for an automatic keyboard at startup.
• Choose your preferred text-to-speech options, including British or American accents (Menu -> Settings -> Text to Speech -> Language).
• Adjust the number of items shown in your history.
• Customize font size, line spacing, and default screen orientation.
• Select your preferred startup option: home page, most recent word, random word, or word of the day.

Questions

• No voice output? Follow these instructions: http://goo.gl/axXwR. Note: word pronunciation requires installed voice data on your device.
• British word pronunciation not working? Check here: https://cutt.ly/beMDCbR.
• Find more answers in our FAQ: http://goo.gl/UnU7V.
• Learn how to keep your bookmarks and notes safe: https://goo.gl/d1LCVc.
• Understand the permissions used by the app: http://goo.gl/AsqT4C.
• Explore other livio offline dictionaries on Google Play for an enriched experience.
• If Moon+ Reader doesn't list our dictionary, open the "Customize dictionary" pop-up and select "Open dictionary directly when Long-Tap on a word".

⚠ Please note, offline dictionaries require significant memory. If your device has limited memory, consider using the online version available at http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.dictionary.

Information for Application Developers

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

Permissions

The app requires the following permissions:

• INTERNET - to fetch definitions of unknown words.
• WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (aka Photos/Media/Files) - to backup configuration and bookmarks.

What's New in the Latest Version 7.0.2-178yp

Last updated on Sep 22, 2024

Version 7.0

• Dictionary updated with new definitions.