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GET /dictionary/:word

Look up any English word to get its definitions, part of speech, phonetic transcription, audio pronunciation URL, synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Data from the Free Dictionary API. Useful for language learning apps, writing assistants, word-of-the-day features, crossword solvers, and any tool that needs programmatic access to English word definitions.

Parameters

word required

Word to look up

Example Requests

Basic usage
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/dictionary/serendipity
Look up serendipity
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/dictionary/serendipity
Look up ephemeral
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/dictionary/ephemeral
Look up algorithm
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/dictionary/algorithm

Live Response 

{
  "count": 1,
  "data": [
    {
      "meanings": [
        {
          "antonyms": [
            "Murphy's law",
            "perfect storm"
          ],
          "definitions": [
            {
              "antonyms": [
                "Murphy's law",
                "perfect storm"
              ],
              "definition": "A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.",
              "example": null,
              "synonyms": []
            },
            {
              "antonyms": [],
              "definition": "An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.",
              "example": null,
              "synonyms": [
                "chance",
                "luck"
              ]
            }
          ],
          "part_of_speech": "noun",
          "synonyms": [
            "chance",
            "luck"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "origin": null,
      "phonetic": "/ˌsɛ.ɹən.ˈdɪ.pɪ.ti/",
      "phonetics": [
        {
          "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/serendipity-au.mp3",
          "text": "/ˌsɛ.ɹən.ˈdɪ.pɪ.ti/"
        },
        {
          "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/serendipity-us.mp3",
          "text": "/ˌsɛ.ɹən.ˈdɪ.pɪ.ti/"
        }
      ],
      "word": "serendipity"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}
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