# Awesome Dictionary

> Look up word definitions instantly while browsing: double-click any word, right-click selected text, or search from the toolbar popup. Includes history, settings, and offline cached results.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/awesome-dictionary](https://chrome-stats.com/d/awesome-dictionary)

## Overview

- **ID:** `awesome-dictionary`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ramblingThinker
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-10
- **First published:** 2026-02-09
- **Size:** 28 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/awesome-dictionary/)

## Description

Awesome Dictionary gives fast, in-context word definitions on any webpage.

How it works:

Double-click a word to open an inline definition bubble.
Right-click selected text and choose Define '%s'.
Search words directly from the toolbar popup.
Features:

Clean, readable definition layout with part of speech and examples.
Recent lookup history stored locally for quick re-use.
Configurable settings for bubble timeout, auto-close behavior, context menu toggle, and history size.
Offline resilience: when the dictionary API is temporarily unavailable, previously cached definitions can be shown.
Privacy and data use:

No account required.
No analytics, tracking, or advertising.
The add-on only sends the queried word to https://api.dictionaryapi.dev to fetch a definition.
Settings, history, and cached definitions are stored locally in browser extension storage.

## Rankings

- #98,925 — Overall
- #34 — awesome
- #239 — dictionary
- #241 — definition

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `nativeMessaging`

### Host permissions

- `https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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