Online Dictionary

Look Up Any Word's Full Definition, Pronunciation & Examples

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Definitions provided by the free, open dictionaryapi.dev service, called directly from your browser.

Features

  • Runs entirely in your browser
  • Privacy-first — your data is never uploaded
  • Real-time, instant results
  • 100% free, no sign-up required
  • Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
  • No installation needed

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About Online Dictionary

Looking up a word usually means opening a separate dictionary site, waiting for it to load with ads and unrelated content, just to see one definition. A fast, clean lookup that shows everything relevant — every meaning, part of speech, and example — in one place is genuinely useful for writers, students, and anyone reading something unfamiliar.

This tool looks up a word and shows its complete dictionary entry: phonetic spelling with an audio pronunciation button when available, every part of speech the word can take (noun, verb, adjective, and so on), each meaning's full definition, real usage examples where provided, and related synonyms.

Results come from a free, open dictionary API queried directly from your browser — the same underlying data source used by many dictionary apps, covering standard English vocabulary with genuine definitions and examples rather than a stripped-down or AI-generated approximation.

How it works

  1. Type a word. Enter any English word you want to look up.
  2. Review the full entry. See every part of speech, definition, and example.
  3. Play the pronunciation. Click the audio icon to hear the word spoken, when available.

Examples

Looking up "serendipity"

Input

serendipity

Output

Noun: the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Example: "a fortunate stroke of serendipity"

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