# Lexicon (Instant Dictionary)

> Quickly Define Words While You Browse By Just Double Clicking On The Word, Create and Organize Your Own Word Bank With Personal Dictionary

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `lexicon`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** akvedi
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 53
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 3.08 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-19
- **First published:** 2023-04-10
- **Size:** 60 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/lexicon/)

## Description

Lexicon (Instant Dictionary) is a Firefox add-on that allows you to quickly define words while you browse. Simply double-click on a word to view its definition in a pop-up bubble. You can also create and organize your own word bank with a personal dictionary. The add-on supports multiple languages and offers customizable triggers for word definitions.

## Rankings

- #15,854 — Overall
- #94 — dictionary
- #141 — definition
- #145 — install
- #198 — define
- #244 — icon

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `https://www.google.com/`
- `https://www.bing.com/`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/lexicon)