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The best english dictionary on android is :
In terms of features (word of the day, blogs, slideshows) and more definition of a particular word-
It lists out more definitions of some words but definitions are more difficult to grasp than the oxford dictionary as you can see above. If you are reading the definition of a particular word and did not understand a particular word in that definition E.g., the word ‘ostensibly’ in sample picture above, you can click on it and it will open the definition of word ‘ostensible’ but not all words can be looked up by this way, for some words you have to type in manually (clicking them won’t do anything!).
Feature such as slideshows are always online whereas ‘blog’ and ‘word of the day’ are cached if you go online and afterward you can read them offline. Offline pronunciation is not available, you need to be connected to internet for hearing the pronunciation (Mostly american) of a particular word.
In terms of most words and small size-
English dictionary by livio
It supports offline pronunciation (any accent (british/ indian/ american and so on, which you have downloaded in google text to speech and choosen in dictionary’s settings) of words by using google text-to-speech and is less than 30 Mb in size. But has more offline words than any offline dictionary! Moreover, it is Ad-free. . If you are reading the definition of a particular word and did not understand a particular word in that definition E.g., the word ‘Factitious’ in sample picture below, you can click on it and it will open the definition of word ‘Factitious’ but only words that are linked (coloured differently like the ones that have yellow colour below ) e.g., factitious, disease, microscopic, silicate, particles in picture below can be looked up directly just by touching them. As you can see fewer words are linked up and only very few words can be looked up directly, for others you have to type them up, which can be boring as well tedious.
User interface is not good, as you can see, However, you can change the font and background colour. Definition are more difficult to grasp than ‘oxford’ or ‘dictionary.com’and its examples uses complex (i.e., hard) sentences, so you will have to scratch your head guessing the meaning of the sentence.
But if you can shell out some money go for-
Oxford dictionary of english by mobisystems
It is free for online usage but you have to pay to download offline database ( I wonder why would anyone download this app to use online when he can google words).
It boasts of more than 3,50,000 words, phrases & meanings. It has clear and lucid definition, offline pronunciation (british & american accent) (for most of the ‘common’ words {around 75000 words} ), phrasal verbs and proverbs. It also tells you origin of the word and lets you see definitions directly just by touching them ( Don’t worry, all words are supported). Newer version also provides a feature that allows you to look up the meaning of the word just by copying or cutting and it will display oxford dictionary icon and as you tap in, it will open up in oxford dictionary.
Newer version has also incorporated latest 2017 database update from oxford university press so you can be sure that it has new words. It also has offline examples so that you could understand the meaning of a word more clearly. It is quick to load up and has faster search facility.
My recommendation for ‘British english’ learner is ‘oxford dictionary of english by mobisystem’ and for ‘American english’ learner it is ‘Dictionary.com’.
The best english dictionary on android is :
In terms of features (word of the day, blogs, slideshows) and more definition of a particular word-
DICTIONARY.COM
It lists out more definitions of some words but definitions are more difficult to grasp than the oxford dictionary as you can see above. If you are reading the definition of a particular word and did not understand a particular word in that definition E.g., the word ‘ostensibly’ in sample picture above, you can click on it and it will open the definition of word ‘ostensible’ but not all words can be looked up by this way, for some words you have to type in manually (clicking them won’t do anything!).
Feature such as slideshows are always online whereas ‘blog’ and ‘word of the day’ are cached if you go online and afterward you can read them offline. Offline pronunciation is not available, you need to be connected to internet for hearing the pronunciation (Mostly american) of a particular word.
In terms of most words and small size-
English dictionary by livio
It supports offline pronunciation (any accent (british/ indian/ american and so on, which you have downloaded in google text to speech and choosen in dictionary’s settings) of words by using google text-to-speech and is less than 30 Mb in size. But has more offline words than any offline dictionary! Moreover, it is Ad-free. . If you are reading the definition of a particular word and did not understand a particular word in that definition E.g., the word ‘Factitious’ in sample picture below, you can click on it and it will open the definition of word ‘Factitious’ but only words that are linked (coloured differently like the ones that have yellow colour below ) e.g., factitious, disease, microscopic, silicate, particles in picture below can be looked up directly just by touching them. As you can see fewer words are linked up and only very few words can be looked up directly, for others you have to type them up, which can be boring as well tedious.
User interface is not good, as you can see, However, you can change the font and background colour. Definition are more difficult to grasp than ‘oxford’ or ‘dictionary.com’and its examples uses complex (i.e., hard) sentences, so you will have to scratch your head guessing the meaning of the sentence.
But if you can shell out some money go for-
Oxford dictionary of english by mobisystems
It is free for online usage but you have to pay to download offline database ( I wonder why would anyone download this app to use online when he can google words).
It boasts of more than 3,50,000 words, phrases & meanings. It has clear and lucid definition, offline pronunciation (british & american accent) (for most of the ‘common’ words {around 75000 words} ), phrasal verbs and proverbs. It also tells you origin of the word and lets you see definitions directly just by touching them ( Don’t worry, all words are supported). Newer version also provides a feature that allows you to look up the meaning of the word just by copying or cutting and it will display oxford dictionary icon and as you tap in, it will open up in oxford dictionary.
Newer version has also incorporated latest 2017 database update from oxford university press so you can be sure that it has new words. It also has offline examples so that you could understand the meaning of a word more clearly. It is quick to load up and has faster search facility.
You won’t get extra features like blog, slideshows but you do get ‘word of the day’ feature which is offline, however because it is offline, it displays words randomly & so most of the time you can throw it in your dustbin!
My recommendation for ‘British english’ learner is ‘oxford dictionary of english by mobisystem’ and for ‘American english’ learner it is ‘Dictionary.com’.
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