Concise English Dictionary
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Description
Discover the power of words with Concise English Dictionary & Thesaurus, an exceptional all-in-one reference app designed to elevate your language experience on iOS. Endorsed by Experts: "The app’s clean interface, speed, and size make it a compelling and useful addition to the iPhone or iPod touch." — Ben Boychuk, MACWORLD Key Features: • Comprehensive Database: Access one of the largest English dictionary databases, with up to 591,700 entries and over 4.9 million words, ensuring you find exactly what you need. • High-Quality Audio Pronunciations: Hear words pronounced in American, British, and Australian English, with options for both male and female voices. • Extensive Pronunciation Guides: Includes 134,000 guides in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), with easy-to-use symbol assistance—just tap the guide to understand pronunciation details. • In-Depth Word Origins: Discover the etymologies of words to better understand their histories and how meanings have evolved. • Detailed Definitions and Examples: Get clear, precise definitions along with sample sentences to see words in context, enhancing your writing and speaking skills. • Thesaurus Integration: Expand your vocabulary with word links that provide synonyms and related terms. • Diverse Lexical Entries: Beyond everyday words, find biographical and geographical data, technical and scientific terms, idioms, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners, interjections, abbreviations, contractions, common misspellings, irregular forms, and even Old English words. • User-Friendly Experience: Enjoy fast look-ups and a snappy user interface with smooth-scrolling screens, specifically designed for iOS devices. • Customizable History and Bookmarks: Keep track of your search history and bookmark favorite words for quick reference. • Fun and Educational Word Shake: Shake your device to discover random words and expand your vocabulary in an enjoyable way. • Offline Access: Use the app anytime, anywhere, without needing an internet connection.
What's New
Bug fixes, content update, and performance improvements.
Details
- Developer
- JDMI Kft.
- Main Category
- Reference
- Version
- 12.0
- Version Release
- 2024-05-31
- Initial Release
- 2008-11-04
- Size
- 317 MB
- Age Rating
- 12+
- Price
- USD 0.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.jdictionarymobile.ced
- Version Rating
- ★ 4.47 (30)
- First Seen
- 2026-05-30
Metadata updated 2026-06-01
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User Reviews
I just purchased this app and it doesn’t have a Thesaurus. It is list as dictionary and thesaurus. Very frustrating because I’m going to have to purchase another app to get the thesaurus.
Simple and straightforward. Dear developer, can you make a dark themed option? That would be great and helpful.
I look up a word I already know the definition of but want to check my spelling and also different uses. The result was that the word was described as an adjective. No definition no origin nothing. Terrible.
I like that I can save words to look at periodically. It’s a great tool for increasing your vocabulary. It works fast too.
My only complaint is you can't export your bookmarked words or sync them across devices.
Great app
I use this app a lot, and enjoy its speed, word filtering as I type in new words, and breadth of words covered. When I reopen the app it defaults to my last word searched, which is a good reminder/reinforcement tool. But here's my suggested fix: From that point, I should be able to press the search button and my old word goes away. The way it is now I press the search button AND THEN have to delete the last search word from the search box. Two clicks, one completely unnecessary. Can't figure why the developer doesn't just clear out the box for me and give me a fresh start - what possible (frequent) reason would I want that last word filled in that box?!
Great definitions and origin of words I love it you can even use it offline
Great dictionary for the price. I use it often.
Excellent dictionary, good UI, abundance of words.
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