Reviews for The Free Dictionary
The Free Dictionary by Farlex, Inc.
Review by Firefox user 17795909
Rated 5 out of 5
by Firefox user 17795909, 9 months agoI like this add-on for several reasons. It does not just provide a single cryptic definition of a word, but rather opens The Free Dictionary web page for that word. You then have access to all of the information for that word.
Also, you have immediate and direct access to the Thesaurus. Since it is activated by double clicking a word, you do have to be careful with those double clicks.
Also, you have immediate and direct access to the Thesaurus. Since it is activated by double clicking a word, you do have to be careful with those double clicks.
19 reviews
- Rated 4 out of 5by FTodd1, 2 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 15346968, 3 years agoI am going to save myself some typing by copying and pasting the 3-star review by active x:
"Great! It just works. However, I had to uninstall it because the 'double-click to lookup' feature cannot be disabled. I don't like it that it immediately works on my selected text when I would often be just double-clicking to select text to copy it.
"There's another extension named 'TheFreeDictionary.com Lookup' that works just like that. I was hoping to use the official one for being more trustworthy."
I agree, word for word, including recommending that other extension. Why? Because that one works just as well but allows one to use the right-click context menu instead.
Very short-sighted of Farlex to assume that one would only double-click a word or phrase on a web page for the purpose of looking it up on TFD. And, I mean every time, no exceptions, no options. This would have driven me nuts.
I am not as charitable as active x, however. Only two stars from me; it would have been one if I did not value TFD as highly as I do otherwise. - Rated 4 out of 5by Jim, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by 19lin, 3 years agoI have found this dictionary to be very helpful on many occasions.
- Rated 5 out of 5by MaaT, 4 years agoThe new option for "Open on double click" is what I was waiting for a while now!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16810810, 4 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by active x, 4 years agoGreat! It just works. However, I had to uninstall it because the "double-click to lookup" feature cannot be disabled. I don't like it that it immediately works on my selected text when I would often be just double-clicking to select text to copy it.
There's another extension named "TheFreeDictionary.com Lookup" that works just like that. I was hoping to use the official one for being more trustworthy. - Rated 5 out of 5by Josef, 4 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by MauvPark, 4 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12904110, 4 years agoThose looking for a small bubble won't find it here unless the developer adds it. However, it is very comprehensive, fast, and a pleasure to use.
- Rated 5 out of 5by JKurosaki, 4 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Ruman, 4 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Szubxero, 5 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Kholdfyre, 5 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Shodaime, 5 years agoit works. but opens the website in new tab. not floating or bubble up window instead.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14788714, 5 years agoIt sweeps me away from the page I am looking up the word in question. It could be a pop-up just above or beneath the word.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14410927, 6 years ago5 stars for the Chrome version, 3 stars for Firefox. In Chrome, the definition appears above the queried word. In Firefox, double-clicking a word to get the definition sweeps you away to a brand new tab showing the word's definition on thefreedictionary.com, which is very disruptive. Perhaps I'm missing something. If I find a solution, I'll edit this.