English Dictionary - Offline

415K reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this app

Discover the meaning of English words with our free, offline English dictionary app. Powered by the authoritative English Wiktionary, our app offers quick searches and a user-friendly interface designed for both phones and tablets. No internet connection required—download once and enjoy instant access to definitions anytime, anywhere.

Features
♦ More than 608000 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. "Organize bookmarks and notes using user defined categories. Create and edit your categories as needed.
♦ 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 and configured with your own account)
♦ 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? 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"

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
Offline english dictionary easy to use with bookmarks and useful features
Updated on
Jun 1, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • No data collected
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  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

395K reviews
phillip davies
October 11, 2021
This is an excellent app, i highly recommend, to anyone who wishes to expand their vocabulary having command of English Language. It also contains some great features; pronunciation of words, customising the app, speech explanations to name a few. Also i haven't, as yet, seen any annoying ads. Overall, what's not to like. Easy to use once familiar, the guide illustrates how to get the best performance. 👌👏. Download and see.
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Shushanto Bose
February 3, 2022
Has every single form of a word, pretty much every word I've ever searched for, pronunciations, examples, and even a basic etymology. I would like to see a far more detailed etymology in future, and more example sentences. Considering it's free, it's the best value for money out there. Also, no ads!
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Ahmed E
July 25, 2025
great app. If I may suggest an improvement, on the display setting when choosing which subsections appear, may I suggest that you are able to re arrange them. This is useful for me when I am exporting the definition of a word to Anki flash cards for spaced repetition and want to see the definition first thing on the card, whilst being interested in the etymology, reference etc, I would rather this be further down. Currently I just have to delete anything above the definition to save time.
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What’s new

Version 10
♦ Dictionary updated with new definitions