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4.8 14569 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Very handy and straight forward

   I write a lot and so I need a dictionary on hand. Well this one comes with minimal to no advertisements cluttering the interface. It’s straightforward and easy to use. They also have a few unnecessary but fun features like a word of the day (which can be added as a widget on the iPhone) and some word related games like hangman or matching games. If you went on the app even when you don’t have a word you need to look up you could spend a little time playing a mini game or learning something every day because of their fact of their idiom, article, and quote of the day. The “This day in history” section is always something I never new or thought about before so that’s a neat feature. TLDR: It works like you want it to plus extra features. Would recommend.

   Zay Nomie · 30 Aug 2026

2. 4/5Most words I research are contained within this site...

   However, occasionally I will have to resort to another dictionary to find the word I need. What I like about this site: Definitions from several sources are given: a helpful feature. Often word origins are included. Common foreign words/phrases are included. There are usage notes, usually when I need them! There is a thesaurus. Some proper nouns are included. There is an offline alternative and it is free. There are two text methods of pronunciation. There is an audio pronunciation feature and it is free. Having said that, the first two audio voices - American and British - accessed by the flag icons - frequently and laughably butcher pronunciations. Witness “ampoules,” which the Brit voice pronounces with an extra “l” as “amplool.” There are many more, and more extreme examples, but I’ve forgotten all of them (fortunately or, with my suggestible nature, I might be walking around sounding like an illiterate fool)! The male American voice, accessed by the speaker icon, is the most accurate. Obviously some thought and expertise were involved in his software. But I use the American and Brit pronunciations only if I want a good laugh, or, if I want to see how thoroughly a word might be mispronounced. Maybe you’d like to think about offing the Brit and the flag Yank! Nevertheless, Thank You for publishing this dictionary because, despite its flaws, it is my go-to dictionary, and I use it frequently. Tam

   grMrquEn · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5A wonderful tool I’ve used for years!

   I remember way back in the days when the App Store was in its infancy. The Merriam-Webster dictionary was one of the first five apps I ever downloaded and I was loyal to it for years! ... I somehow stumbled upon ‘the Free Dictionary.’ I think it took me about two weeks to fully convert into a loyalist to this app from them on! For one thing, all of the definitions I’ve ever come across are extremely thorough and as multi-faceted as necessitated. The ability to search multiple languages is fantastic and I think it’s wonderful that the language of origin is immediately identified in the search. It’s really a boon for the users who get the added benefit of learning links between cultures. I do not use the thesaurus very often* , but when I do, I’m always surprised by the quality of the suggestions as well as the nuances of the queried term. This is a wonderful app. Thinking about it now, I’m realizing I should spend more time playing around with it and meandering through the lexicon. My one complaint is that the words of the day are about as lame as can be - I don’t think I’ve seen one that would present a challenge to a second-grader, but there may be a way to adjust that. Get this app!

   Technicolor73 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 5/5I like it, but...

   I am giving it a five star rating because the free version does it’s job. Later on in the review I will list some features I rhino would help, but I won’t knock the score because it could be in the premium version and I’m just not aware. This is my preferred dictionary app because it is sleek, simple design, it include audio from UK as well as American pronunciation, and I think it’s a crime to not include both and I’m surprised more dictionary websites do not. The entries for each word is brilliantly expansive, including as many definitions as possible, and also a well thought-out, and well designed thesaurus. The app does it’s job as a mobile dictionary, that’s all I could ever ask. I don’t always play the vocabulary mobile games inside the app, but they are legitimately fun brain teasers. Possible features to include: I don’t not like that there is no way to build a list of favourites. So if you come across a word that you really liked you’ll have to jot it down somewhere else on your phone or physically. If this feature exists, then I cannot find it. If it is in the premium version that it is not advertised.

   The wayward review · 30 Aug 2026

5. 3/5Lack of important words and definitions that 'need' added to dictionary, right now.

   The word or base word 'pan' as in *pandemic* is n o w h e r e in the Farlex dictionary app. I wondered why the majority of people in my country, the USA are so cavalier about not following basic, simple guidelines like wearing masks. No social distancing, gathering in hoards to join trump in his insanity reality rallies. So i started wondering if pandemic or it's base word PAN is even in the dictionaries for people to look up and maybe begin to understand the direness of this virus and what it actually means. It's not chicken pox, polio, this is new and we know next to nothing about it and I think it MUST be entered into every major dictionary immediately with an in depth definition of how all invasive it actually is. I hope you will consider this and your lon list of pan this and that, probably at least 30 uses or meanings with PAN. But not one has pandemic. Thank you.

   Suzy Creamcheese1 · 30 Aug 2026

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