Getting started with Word Definition

Get definition of words in any language.

The word-def package is an extensible library to get definition of words in any language. It can be used either as a library or through a command-line interface (CLI).

Installation

# As a library
pip install word-def

# As a CLI
pipx install word-def

Plugins available

• Collins Dictionary English
• Multi-language dictionary

Features

• get-definition
• get-synonym
• get-pos-tag
• get-usage-examples

Examples

$ word-def get-definition joy eng

1. a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment
2. something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness
3. an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing
4. success; satisfaction
5. to make joyful; gladden

You may need to specify a plugin configuration file if the plugin requires extra parameters (e.g. credentials to access an API). You can register these parameters in a TOML file and pass it to word-def.

<!-- plugin-config.toml -->
["danoan.word_def.plugins.modules.english_collins"]
entrypoint = <ENTRYPOINT>
secret_key = <SECRET_KEY>

$ word-def --plugin-configuration-filepath plugin-config.toml get-definition joy eng

Contributing

Please reference to our contribution and code-of-conduct guidelines.