WordDefinition ["word"]
gives the dictionary definitions available for "word".
WordDefinition
WordDefinition ["word"]
gives the dictionary definitions available for "word".
Details
- WordDefinition ["word"] returns a list of definitions if "word" is a recognized English-language word. A list of available words can be found using WordList .
- WordDefinition ["word"] returns Missing ["UnknownWord"] for words that do not have definitions available.
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Text
Wolfram Research (2015), WordDefinition, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WordDefinition.html (updated 2017).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2015. "WordDefinition." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2017. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WordDefinition.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2015). WordDefinition. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WordDefinition.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_worddefinition, author="Wolfram Research", title="{WordDefinition}", year="2017", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WordDefinition.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-December-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_worddefinition, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={WordDefinition}, year={2017}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/WordDefinition.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-December-2025]}